Doughnut Muffins

11 years ago

These are great for breakfast or morning coffee. We do treats after service and tomorrow is my turn -- I made these muffins for tomorrow's fellowship. Somehow, it seems more healthy when it's a muffin!

DOUGHNUT MUFFINS

12 T. butter at room temperature
1 c. sugar
2 large eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 T. plus 1 t. baking powder
1/4 t. baking soda
3/4 t. salt
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1/2 cup plus 1/3 c. milk
1/8 c. buttermilk

For dipping:

8 T. unsalted butter, melted (use more if needed)
1 c. sugar
1 T. ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350. Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until just mixed in. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Combine the milk and buttermilk. Mix a quarter of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Then mix in a third of the milk mixture. Continue mixing in the remaining dry and wet ingredients alternately, ending with the dry. Mix until well combined and smooth, but don't overmix. Grease and flour a standard-size muffin tin (or use paper liners -- but you have to take them off before you dip them). Scoop enough batter into each tin so that the top of the batter is even with the rim of the cup. Bake the muffins until firm to the touch, 30 to 35 minutes.

To finish:

Melt the butter for the dipping mixture. Combine he sugar and cinnamon. When the muffins are just cool enough to handle, remove them from the tin, dip them all over with the melted butter, and then roll them in the cinnamon sugar.

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annie1992
11 years ago
Yum, those look delicious. They're reminiscent of a recipe that was a huge hit here a few years ago from Sol. She called them "Dirt Bombs" and they had cardamom. I went and bought cardamom on purpose to make them and they were so worth it but looking at your recipe I'm betting I could have just left it out. Ashley told me they tasted a bit like chai....

Dirt Bombs
Yields: 12 muffins*

3 cups AP flour, minus 3 tablespoons
1 tablespoon baking powder
ÃÂ½ teaspoon salt
ÃÂ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
ÃÂ¼ teaspoon ground cardamon
ÃÂ¾ cup (1 ÃÂ½ sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk **

Topping ***

ÃÂ¾ cups unsalted butter, melted
ÃÂ½ cup granulated sugar
1 ÃÂ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400ÃÂº F. Place the rack in the center position. Generously grease a 12-cup standard muffin pan.

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cardamon into a mixing bowl. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl down half way through. Mix in the eggs. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk in two additions, mixing gently by hand to incorporate all the flour. The batter will be on the stiff side, but airy. DonÃ¢ÂÂt over mix or beat the batter as this will make the muffins tough. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, without smoothing the tops. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. As soon as the muffins are cool enough to handle, turn them out onto a wire rack.

Add the melted butter to a bowl. In another bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon.
Dip the muffins (top, sides and bottom) in the butter, using a pastry brush -if necessary- to cover areas not buttered by dipping. Immediately roll the muffins in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve warm or at room temperature.

*I've made this twice, and both times, this recipe has yielded 16 muffins instead of 12.
**I substituted whole buttermilk for whole milk because I always have it on hand and prefer it for baking.
*** The amounts listed for the sugar and cinnamon are not quite enough to coat all the muffins, so I recommend you double it.

Annie
caliloo
11 years ago
Oh Annie! Sol's Dirt Bombs were the first thing I thought of when I opened this post. I think I need to make a batch... I *love* cardamom!

But the donut muffins sound good to....maybe a taste test is in order. Swim season is coming, I bet the kids on the team would appreciate this one morning as a surprise.

Thank you both!

Alexa
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Dirt Bombs! That's what I bought the cardamom for. Thanks for the reminder.

Linder, Somehow, it seems more healthy when it's a muffin!
Yes, my daughter would be happier if I fed my grandbabies muffins instead of doughnuts.
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annie1992
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LOL, Sol, she kind of reminds me of my own Mother, 4'9" and a force to be reckoned with.

elery has lost 65 pounds since Christmas or I'd make some dirt bombs right now. Maybe I'll make some for Maddie, I'll be with her Thursday and Friday.

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mustangs81
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Elery--fantastic! 65 pounds since '12 Christmas? He looked pretty darn good when I met him.
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I am making gluten free dirt bombs tonight. Yours look good too!
annie1992
11 years ago
Yes, Cathy, he and I both managed to put on some weight. I put on about 15 pounds he put on a LOT more than that. I think it was sitting every night with a couple of glasses of wine and cheese "for Cooper".

Yeah, Cooper got fatter too, the vet isn't impressed, LOL, but Cooper's happy! Blue Cross insurance isn't though, if your BMI is over a certain number, they make you pay more, so it's got to come off.

Dang, now I want muffins and not healthy ones either!

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annie1992
11 years ago
Edited to remove duplicate post.

Annie

This post was edited by annie1992 on Mon, Apr 22, 13 at 20:19
rob333 (zone 7b)
11 years ago
Looking good! My son loves those. He's a muffin eater and this one is his favorite.

dirt bombs, eh. I always liked it when people called them duffins. Doughnut+Muffins=Duffins!

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