Recipe: French Breakfast Puffs

It's not exactly a great start to the new year, but I couldn't resist! I had all the ingredients, and who knew donuts could be baked in the oven? These fluffy treats taste like the Old Fashioned Sugar donuts at Tim Horton's - my personal favourite!

Adapted from a Betty Crocker recipe

Topping

Browned butter
Cinnamon + Sugar

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk

Basic Method

• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg
• Cream butter and sugar
• Add egg and vanilla
• Add flour mixture and milk until combined
• Spoon into muffin tins 
• Bake @ 350F for approximately 25 min or until the knife comes out clean
• Once cooled, dip in browned butter and roll in cinnamon sugar
• Serve warm!

Comments:

• I only had salted butter on hand, but I could definitely taste it, even though I omitted the 1/2 teaspoon of salt in the recipe - I'll try unsalted next time
• I might also consider adding an extra 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg in the dough
• The granulated sugar in the topping added a bit too much texture to the muffin top - I'll try icing sugar next time for a more delicate touch
• A mini muffin pan is a must - the standard 12 muffin tray produced muffins that were 2-3 bites instead of 1-2

Overall Recommendation: Bake these!