Cinnamon Puff Muffins Recipe

         
    1/3 c  butter,softened
    1/2 c  sugar
      1 ea egg
  1 1/2 c  flour
  1 1/2 t  baking powder
    1/2 t  nutmeg
    1/2 c  milk
           **topping**
    1/4 c  butter,melted
    1/2 c  sugar
      1 t  cinnamon

Cream together butter, sugar, and egg; set aside.  Sift together
flour, baking powder, and nutmeg.  Add dry ingredients to butter
mixture, alternating with the milk.  Spoon into 12 well-greased muffin
cups.  Bake at 350 for 13 to 15 minutes.

Topping:  Combine sugar and cinnamon.  Allow muffins to cool 5 minutes.
Dip tops in melted butter and then roll the tops in cinnamon mixture.

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Cinnamon Thumbs
 
      Yield: 48 Servings
 
      5 T  sugar
      1 c  land o'lakes margarine
           -softened
      2 c  flour
      1 t  vanilla
           **cinnamon-sugar**
      1 t  cinnamon
    3/4 c  sugar

Measure out all ingredients.  Let child help you to pour all
ingredients into a large mixing bowl.  Mix together thoroughly with
hands (make sure hands are clean).  Let child form dough into long
snake-like logs as thick as your thumb.  Using a dull butter-type knife,
let child cut pieces the size of her thumb.  Place on a greased cookie
sheet and bake at 375 for 15 minutes.  While still warm, mix cinnamon
and sugar in a bowl and roll in mixture.

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