French Breakfast Puffs

I found this recipe on Pioneer Woman, and they looked so yummy that I just had to try them. They were really easy to make and they taste incredible! They're technically breakfast puffs, but they're so sweet and sugary, I'm sure you could eat them as a dessert too, but whenever you eat them, make sure you eat them warm! And then go run a mile!




Ingredients:
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar (for dough)
2/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sugar (for cinnamon/sugar mix)
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2 sticks butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a different bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and shortening. Then add eggs and mix again. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
In a bowl, melt 2 sticks butter. In a separate bowl, combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip baked muffins in butter, coating thoroughly, then coat with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Eat. Enjoy. Work out for an hour to burn the delicious calories!