Grown Up Cinnamon Muffins

For Mother's Day I recieved this beautiful Breville Smart Oven which is a toaster oven with convection. It's "smart" because basically you tell it what you're making and it does all the preheating and cooking work for you. I've been eyeing it for months and Dave, Gertie and George surprised me with it this morning. 

Of course it made perfect toast...but I was dying to see the convection in action and decided to make these wonderful mini-muffins. I call them "grown up" because they are not really that sweet, and their consistency is as if a muffin and a biscuit got married (and lived happily ever after). They are great for breakfast next to  eggs or fruit, with jam or without...or at night with tea as you curl up with a good book. Simply a sweet that is not too sweet. Yum!

Grown Up Cinnamon Muffins

adapted from allrecipes.com

INGREDIENTS

• • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup low fat milk
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • TOPPING:
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

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INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and allspice. Combine the egg, milk and butter; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Spoon into greased or paper-lined mini muffin cups. Bake at 400 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until muffins test done. For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon. Brush the tops of warm muffins with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.