French Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients
2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 large egg
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp milk
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375°F. Butter the bottoms (only) of 12 standard-size muffin cups and set the pan aside.
2. Measure the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg into a large mixing bowl and combine them with a whisk.
3. In a medium size bowl, whisk the egg until it's frothy. Blend in the milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid mixture.
4. Using a wooden spoon, mix the batter just until it's evenly blended, then spoon it into the muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
5. Bake the muffins on the center rack for 15 minutes. Then rotate the pan and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack until the muffins are cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes, then remove them from the cups.
6. Before the muffins lose their warmth, prepare the topping. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Melt the butter and transfer it to a separate small bowl. Set both bowls next to the muffins.
7. Working one muffin at a time, quickly dip the tops in the melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar, rolling each muffin in all directions to cover the entire top. If you'd like more topping, roll them in the cinnamon sugar for a second time while they're still warm. Serve immediately. Makes 12 muffins.

Notes: We first had these way back in 2013 and they have been some of our favorite muffins ever since. We don't rotate the pan in step 5 and they still turn out fine. The last time I made these a few days ago I substituted an equal amount of melted coconut oil for the butter in the muffin batter and didn't notice any difference in overall flavor.

Source: printed off the internet from Spoonful.com in 2013. Apparently this website (which was created by Disney) was shut down in 2014 and no longer exists.