Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins

 

Have you ever had a cinnamon sugar doughnut? They are pretty yummy aren't they? If you want to try and make homemade doughnuts yourself, there are a few companies out there that manufacture electric doughnut makers or you could buy a special doughnut pan.  Since I don't own an electric doughnut maker or a special pan, what if you could take the flavors you would find in a doughnut, but make it into a muffin? My family has gotten used to there always being some kind of homemade "bakery" item sitting on the kitchen counter. When I made these cinnamon sugar doughnut muffins this past Saturday morning, I figured they would last three or four days.  By Monday morning, this is how many were left:

Hmm, guess the kitchen "staff" needs to get busy whipping up some more baked goods!!!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk

Topping:

1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.  Set aside. In large bowl, put all ingredients in the order shown above (except the topping).  Combine well, but don't over mix. Distribute batter evenly between the paper liners.  Set aside.  In small bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon together with a small spoon.  Sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mixture evenly on the tops of all the muffins.  Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean.  Let cool five minutes and then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.  Makes 12 muffins.