French Breakfast Puffs:Little Puffs of Yum
I have looked at these a number of times in one of my vintage cookbooks and just passed over them..They seemed too simple, too average, too mediocre. A little flour, a few eggs..some butter…yadda yadda yadda.
But something whispered to me the other morning and I thought that I would. I mean, why not? So what if they were mediocre. Some families eat cheerios every morning, surely mine could limp along on mediocrity in the form of a muffin, right?
So I shrugged, made them…and was amazed. Because there was absolutely nothing mediocre about these. They were delicately sweet with a very tender crumb..buttery and cinnamon-y.
SO see? You can’t judge a recipe by it’s ingredients. Sometimes the synergy of the ingredients creates a magic that is totally unexpected.
French Breakfast Puffs
- 1/3 c butter
- 1 c sugar (divided use)
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/ 2 c milk
- 1/3 c melted butter
- 2 tsp cinnamon. I used a mixture of three different types from Penzeys and it was awesome.
Preheat oven to 375. Put the silicone liners in the muffin cups
Beat butter, 1/2 c sugar, and egg until light.
Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately with the milk to the butter mixture.
Spoon batter into muffin cups and bake 20-25 minutes.
Immediately remove from muffin cups and dip in melted butter. Roll in mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Serve warm.
Makes 12
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12 opinions for French Breakfast Puffs:Little Puffs of Yum
jen of a2eatwrite
May 21, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I’ve been sick all week and these look like the perfect comfort food.
Nicisme
May 21, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I call these little puffs of happiness!
Marye
May 21, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I hape you are feeling better! BE careful..they are rich.
Nicisme- LOL! they are better than they look, that is for sure.
noble pig
May 21, 2008 at 6:36 pm
They look delightful, really delightful!
Marye
May 21, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Thanks Cathy
Carrie
May 21, 2008 at 7:53 pm
These sound a lot like a muffin my husband describes that his mother used to make. I’ll have to give ‘em a try this wkend and see what he thinks! :)
Monica
May 22, 2008 at 9:40 am
mmmmm, I know what we’re having for breakfast in a few minutes!!!! Look so much yummier that the oatmeal I was planning!!! :::printing::::
Marye
May 22, 2008 at 9:59 am
LOL Monica…instant in season,huh?
Monica
May 22, 2008 at 11:17 am
Hey, it was perfect timing, and I had all the ingrediants on hand…. Started baking at 845, all hungry mouths are eating by 910. That’s a great recipe! Quite yummy, too! I’ll have a blog on it later today… too busy right now eating…LOL
Marye
May 22, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I am glad you liked it!
Jennifer
May 28, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Yummy! This is one of my favorite breakfast treats from my childhood…I think the recipe is from my mother’s childhood!! Maybe they’ll be on the menu for Saturday morning when Brent is home with his girlfriend.
Marye
May 28, 2008 at 1:07 pm
LOL! Hope you enjoy them Jennifer.
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