Celebrating 50 YEARS OF THE BUILT-IN OVEN
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Submitted By: Darci Montovani
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.
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.
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
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Makes 12

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.)
Serve with coffee, tea, milk, hot chocolate or juice.