As Brent (and my mother) can probably tell you, I am not a morning person. In fact, Brent likes to call attention to this when I shuffle into the Beekman kitchen on shoot mornings and head straight for the coffee pot, without offering so much as a “hello” first.
When I was a teenager, one of the tricks my mom developed to rouse me out of bed was to make a slice of warm, buttery, cinnamon sugar toast and set it just out of reach on the windowsill in my bedroom. As much as I loved my cocoon of warm blankets, the smell of breakfast would eventually win over, and it wasn’t long until I was ready to start the day.
The memory of that morning treat inspired me to create these muffins, which I secretly hope Josh will whip up in the Beekman kitchen on our next shoot and therefore allow me to be slightly more agreeable in the early hours of our work day.
Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
Ingredients
Softened butter for muffin tin
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
2 extra large eggs
¼ cup canola oil
¾ cup sugar, plus extra for muffin tin
¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup sour cream
¼ cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
for topping
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp cinnamon
¼ cup melted butter
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter muffin tin and sprinkle each cup with sugar, being sure to coat all sides.
Using this method, muffins will slide out easily without the need for wasteful paper liners
3. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, sugars, sour cream, buttermilk and vanilla.
5. Fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined.
6. Using an ice cream scoop, fill each muffin cup.
7. Bake 18 – 22 min.
8. When the muffins come out of the oven, melt butter in a saucepan.
9. In a separate bowl, mix cinnamon and sugar.
10. When the muffins are cool enough to handle, brush the tops with melted butter, and then dip into the cinnamon sugar mix.
14 Comments
but, my dear angela, you are in my kitchen now, and the sight of these muffins is making me drool. please please make them for us! jack would love you even more than polka spot if you do.
Love these muffins. Love you blog. Thanks for posting. I am going to have to try this!!!
Alexis Stewart at the Whatever blog linked to your site for the fantastic shot of the muffins – and I must say they look great.
How cool! Alexis takes some pretty darn great food pics, too. It’s a real compliment!
I love your show. It’s so inspiring.
Thanks, Danielle! Make these muffins. They’re really delicious!
These were delicious, a hit with all my family. We will have these for our Sunday breakfast often. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Tess,
So glad you liked them!
Dr. Brent, I have company arriving this weekend and the muffins are already on the menu!! Along with locally grown strawberries and juicy Georgia peaches. Keep the recipe’s coming!
where’s our invite?!
How rude of me! My door is always open. Fabulous party weekend planned. Bring your suites (bathing suites that is). Great Friends, Great food and delicious cocktails. Hope that entices you both. Happy 4th!
Made these muffins this morning. They were yum and my 18 year old son ate a ton. Will definately make them again. I always keep a shaker of cinnamon sugar that I mix up in my cabinet so I melted the butter, poured a small ladel on top of each one and that shook away with my the cinnamon sugar. Have to say it was delicious because the butter absorbed way down into the muffin. Close your ears Dr Brent but I looooooove butter.
I love butter, too. I think when you eat real food that you naturally eat less because you are more satisified
Ok, it was a long day at work, came home late, and was going to order a Pizza.
Stop, I need dessert!
This looks wonderfull, have to run out for the buttermilk, was thinking of adding Chocolate chips, (Sorry Dr. Brent), it was a day from heck! Will toss in fresh Blueberrys instead!
I’m going to need a larger belt if I keep on following your food blog’s
Thank you for sharing!
Angela, you are amazing!
Mike, the Chocolate Guy!