Everyday With Ali : Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

Today, I'm sharing one of my favorite recipes out of my Taste of Home Baking Cookbook! I received it as a gift last year for Christmas from my parents. They also bought me the Taste of Home Cookbook, that I use regularly. These cookbooks are great for beginning cooks who want to learn tips and tricks to making your cooking successful. The recipes are awesome, and submitted by people all across the U.S.!

Photo and recipe from Tasteofhome.com

I was a beginning cook not that long ago. I never really had the desire to cook until I graduated college. My dad always teased me earlier in life saying, "you probably should learn to make something other than macaroni and cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches". He also warned my fiance before we moved in together three years ago that I in fact could not cook, and he was right!

Once I had my very own kitchen, my perspective on cooking changed. I found out that I love to experiment and throw things together and see how they will turn out. I have had my successes and failures, as any cook will have in their lifetime. Needless to say, the cooking channel has been my best friend, along with Pinterest, and I have picked up a ton of really great tips along the way!

Without further ado...Let me tell you how to make these ah-mazing muffins! Warning: These are not the healthiest things, but Oh. My. Goodness. They are good for the soul!

To start, grab yourself a big bowl and your hand mixer, or you can just throw everything in your stand mixer! Add the butter and granulated sugar into your bowl. Beat until the butter mixture is light and fluffy.

Beat in your egg first, then add your milk. On LOW speed, otherwise you'll end up covered! If you have an apron, its a good idea to put one on before this step.

Usually this next step you would mix all the dry ingredients together before adding them to the wet mixture. I just added them as I went along and they still turned out just as good as always! Add the baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Blend together quickly, then add your flour making sure to only blend until it just comes together and all the dry ingredients are moistened.

This next step prefers how you would like to enjoy your muffins. I do not have a mini muffin pan, so I just used my standard size muffin pan. Fill your liners, or a greased pan two thirds of the way full in each mold.

Pop them in the oven at 350 degrees until the tops just start to brown. About 16-20 minutes. Watch them like a hawk! You absolutely do not want these to brown too much, as they will not be as fluffy after they have cooled and rested for a day or two. You want these to be fluffy! Just like this:

While your muffins are cooling for a few minutes, you are going to warm up a couple tablespoons of butter until it is just melted in a small bowl you can easily dip the muffins into. In another small bowl you will want to mix together sugar and cinnamon to the ratio you enjoy. I do about one third cinnamon to two thirds organic sugar. Dip muffin top into butter first, coating the entire top.