Cinnamon Doughnut Muffins

“So, if you’re being interrogated about your breakfast choices you can honestly say, “I swear officer, it was just a muffin!”, says author Rosie Daykin of  Let Me Feed You: Everyday Recipes Offering the Comfort of Home.

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Cinnamon Doughnut Muffins

Course Breakfast, Snack
Servings 12 muffins
Author Rosie Daykin of Let Me Feed You: Everyday Recipes Offering the Comfort of Home.

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter plus 2 tablespoons for coating the pan

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat or in a small bowl in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Use a pastry brush to generously coat the cups of a 12-cup muffin pan.
  • Place the flour, ²⁄³ cup of the sugar, the baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Give a couple of turns on low to combine. Add the eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla and beat on medium until just combined.
  • Use a large ice-cream scoop to divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, place the remaining sugar and the cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
  • Melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan over medium heat or in a small bowl in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Set aside to cool.
  • Remove the muffins from the oven and allow to cool for only a minute or so. Use a pastry brush to coat each muffin with melted butter and then roll each one in a little cinnamon sugar.
  • Store tightly wrapped in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Excerpted from Let Me Feed You: Everyday Recipes Offering the Comfort of Home by Rosie Daykin. Copyright © 2019 Rosie Daykin. Photography by Rosie Daykin and Janis Nicolay. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.