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Submitted By: Darci Montovani |
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Darci learned her culinary skills from her mother and grandmother, carrying on a proud Indiana family baking tradition. She is hoping to pass the cooking torch along to her first child, having recently left her job to start a family.
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Baking is a way of life in Indiana. The recipe for these ethereal morning treats was given to Darci by her
mother, who got it from a cookbook. Darci added more butter to the batter and used nutmeg instead of
cinnamon to make the puffs her own.
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Butter for muffin cups
11 tablespoons butter, room temperature, divided
1 cup sugar, divided
1 large egg
1½ cups all purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup whole milk
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Makes 12
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Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter 12 standard muffin
cups. Using wooden spoon, beat 5 tablespoons
butter, ½ cup sugar, and egg in large bowl. Combine
flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Stir
flour mixture and milk alternately into butter-sugar
mixture. Divide batter evenly among prepared
muffin cups. Bake until puffs are golden brown,
about 20 minutes. |
Meanwhile, melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in
heavy small saucepan. Combine remaining ½ cup
sugar and cinnamon on large plate. Roll hot puffs in
melted butter then in cinnamon sugar. Serve warm or
at room temperature. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
Store in airtight container.) |
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Serve with coffee, tea, milk, hot chocolate or juice. |
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