Donut Muffins

author: Stephanie Manley source: https://copykat.com/muffins-that-taste-like-donuts/#wprm-recipe-container-24956

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cup all-purpose flour

  • 1½ teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1 egg

  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • ¾ cup milk

  • ½ cup butter

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk or stir until well blended.

  • In another bowl combine egg, oil, sugar, and milk. Whisk or stir until well blended.

  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir only to combine (do not over mix!).

  • Fill muffin cups ⅔ full and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

  • While the muffins are baking, melt ½ cup butter and set aside.

  • Combine ¾ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in another bowl and set aside.

  • Take muffins out of the oven and remove them from the pan.

  • While the muffins are still hot, dip them in melted butter and then in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.