“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.
Author Rosie Daykin of Let Me Feed You: Everyday Recipes Offering the Comfort of Home.
Ingredients
3 1/2cups all-purpose flour
1 2/3cupsgranulated sugar
5teaspoonsbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
2eggslightly beaten
1 1/2cupsbuttermilk
2/3cupvegetable oil
2teaspoonspure vanilla
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1/4cupbutterplus 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.