These muffins were a Sunday treat growing up. They are a dessert-type muffin and make the best memories having little hands help roll the muffins in the sugar and cinnamon mixture. The little bit of sugar mess is hands-down worth the memories! We are hooked on the Unsifted ® remix on this childhood classic!

Why We Love It:

• Delicious + easy to make!
  

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PREP: 20 minutes
TOTAL: 40 minutes
YIELD: 11 muffins

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Unsifted® Dessert Blend grain

¾ cup Unsifted® Basic Blend grain

½ cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)

½ cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

½ tsp ground nutmeg

¾ cup milk

 

For Finishing:

¾ cup granulated sugar

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)

Finishing Variations: Substitute the cinnamon sugar mixture for powdered sugar

 

Variations:

Mini-Donut Hole Muffins
In Step 5, use mini-muffin pan and bake for 12-14 minutes.

Baked Donuts

• In Step 5, pipe or spoon batter into donut baking pan, filling each until about ¼” from rim. Bake for about 10 minutes.
• In Step 6, brush melted butter onto donut using pastry brush prior to dipping in sugar mixture. Handle very carefully as they are more delicate than typical donuts.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mill the fresh flour

• Preheat oven to 375F
• Grease muffin cups (do not use liners)
• Set WonderMill® dial to “Pastry”
• Mill 1 cup Unsifted® Dessert Blend grain
• Mill ¾ cup Unsifted® Basic Blend grain

 

2. Mix the butter mixture

• Melt ½ cup butter + set aside to slightly cool
• To a medium bowl, add ½ cups melted butter (cooled)
• Add ½ cup sugar
• Add 1 large egg
• Using a spoon or Danish whisk, mix together well

3. Add dry ingredients

• Add 2 tsp baking powder
• Add 1 tsp salt
• Add ½ tsp nutmeg
• Mix gently to distribute thoroughly

4. Add fresh flour + milk

• Add 1 ½ cups unsifted flour (or roughly half of total)
• Add ¾ cups milk
• Using a spoon, mix batter gently until flour is mostly incorporated, but some lumps remain
• Add remaining unsifted flour (about 1 ½ cups)
• Mix gently until incorporated with only a few lumps
• (it is a thick batter)

5. Fill pan + Bake

• Fill each greased muffin cup about ⅔ full of batter
• Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes
• Remove from oven let cool in pan for 5 minutes

6. Roll in butter + sugar mixture

• To the first small bowl, add ¾ cup sugar
• Add 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
• Mix together and set aside
• To a second small bowl, add ½ cup melted butter
• Using two spoons, carefully roll each muffin in butter, letting excess butter drip off
• Place buttered muffin directly in the sugar mixture and thoroughly coat
• Let coated muffins cool on plate

STORAGE TIPS

Cooled donut muffins may be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 days. They are best served warm and fresh, but they may be reheated in a toaster oven to crisp back up.

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THE UNSIFTED DIFFERENCE

We used our Unsifted® Basic Blend and Unsifted® Dessert Blend here- our high-quality, custom grain blend crafted for exceptional flavor, nutrient diversity, and premium baking performance. It’s also pre-treated for pantry safety, making it the easiest way to keep convenient, nourishing flour at the ready.

 

 

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Additional variations for this recipe:

• Apple Spice Donut Muffins
  
• Vanilla Spice Donut Muffins
  
  

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