French Breakfast Puffs

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup Sugar, divided
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 Tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small mixing bowl, beat shortening, ? cup sugar and egg until smooth.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; add to the sugar mixture
4. alternately with milk.
5. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick
6. inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before
7. removing from the pan.
8. Meanwhile, combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar in a shallow bowl.
9. Roll warm puffs in butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. Serve immediately.