Holiday How-To Thanksgiving Crafts and Pumpkin Recipes

These delicious little muffins take on the taste of a doughnut when dunked in butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Baked donut recipes never looked so good. These Cinnamon Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins are sure to be a hit! Yields: about 30 mini muffins Cooking Time: 20 min

Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup milk For rolling the muffins in: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 cup sugar mixed with 2 tablespoons cinnamon Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan. 2. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set aside. 3. In a small bowl, mix together the milk and pumpkin. Set aside. 4. In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and 1/2 cup of sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and continue mixing. 5. Add the dry ingredients gradually, alternating with the pumpkin/milk mixture. 6. Fill the prepared muffin cups to about 3/4 full and bake for about 20 minutes. 7. Cool for a few minutes on a cooling rack. When cool enough to handle, roll in the melted butter and then in the cinnamon/sugar mixture