French Breakfast Puffs

These were so delicious...
I even ate two.

French Breakfast Puffs

3 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tsp cinnamon
2 sticks butter

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In large bowl, stir flour baking powder, salt, and ground nutmeg together. Set aside
• In a separate bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 cup of sugar.
• Then add eggs and mix again.
• And flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Fill prepared muffin pans 2/3 full and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• In a bowl, melt 2 sticks of butter. In a separate bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon.
  
• Dip baked muffins in melted butter, coating thoroughly, then coat with sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• Serve. Eat. Swoon.