Cinnamon Butter Puffs Recipe

Ingredients:

1/3 cup shortening (original) or substitute with ghee, lard, butter, coconut oil, apple sauce

1/2 sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 a teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup milk

Topping:

1/2 cup - 1 stick butter, melted

1/2 cup sugar combined with

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350°FGrease the muffin tins

1. Put the shortening, sugar, and egg in a mixing bowl.

2. Beat well.

3. Mix together with the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg, and add to the first mixture.

4. Pour in the milk and beat until blended and smooth.

5. Fill the muffin tins about 2/3 full.

6. Bake about 20 minutes, or until lightly Golden.

7. For the topping, have the melted butter ready in a bowl that is just large enough to hold one puff.

8. Have a shallow bowl ready nearby with the combined sugar and cinnamon combination.

9. As soon as the puffs are done, remove them from the pan and dipped them one by one into the melted butter, and then roll in the cinnamon—sugar mixture.

Cinnamon butter puffs are essentially small, fluffy pastries or bites coated in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar, often with butter, which creates a rich and sweet flavor.

The concept of using cinnamon and sugar as a flavoring dates back centuries. Cinnamon itself has been used in cooking for thousands of years, prized for its aromatic flavor and medicinal properties. Sugar, especially refined sugar, became more common in European baking around the 15th and 16th centuries.

Cinnamon butter puffs or similar pastries likely emerged as part of home baking traditions in the United States and Europe in the 19th century. As cinnamon and sugar became popular in baked goods like cinnamon rolls and coffee cakes, the idea of using them to coat small puffs of dough naturally followed.

This idea aligns with the American tradition of creating simple, comforting baked goods with readily available ingredients.