Usually I try to share healthier recipes on Living Lou, but not today. It was one of those feel-sorry-for-yourself type of days. You know, one of those days when things don’t quite go your way?
Like not getting accepted into the college and program of your dreams. Yeah, one of those days.
A day when all I wanted was a donut (or a dozen), and then I realized that it was Victoria Day and that meant that every single store in the city was closed. From there, I decided that I would make my own donuts. Then I realized that I have a great fear of oil and deep frying. Then my phone decided not to recognized my sim-card. Then it dawned on me that there are only 3 episodes of Oprah left. Then I started to cry, I love Oprah.
I was going through my cookbooks and documents of saved recipes when I stumbled upon this little gem: Muffins that taste like Donuts. Seriously, finally someone decided that I could be happy for at least 1 minute today. The ever comforting muffins combined with sugary, unhealthy donuts, my oh my, a match made in heaven.
So I wiped away my tears and checked myself out in the mirror. Based on the state of my eye-liner, I had definitely been doing, as Oprah would say, the Ugly Cry. Then I felt my eyes stinging again because did I mention, there are only 3 episodes of Oprah left! So, I took a deep breath and set my alarm for 4pm so I wouldn’t miss a minute of the episode. Turned on my favourite feel good music, The Lion King soundtrack, and baked away my sorrows.
Muffin Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup oil
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk
Muffin Donuts
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease or line a standard muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ¾ cups flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk ⅓ cup oil, ¾ cup white sugar, 1 egg, and ¾ cup milk until smooth. Pour over the dry ingredients and gently mix until just combined — a few small lumps are fine, don't overmix or the muffins will turn dense.
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes.
- While the muffins bake, melt the ¼ cup butter for the topping in one bowl, and stir together the ⅓ cup white sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon in another.
- Once muffins are cool enough to handle, loosen with a knife and turn out of the pan. Dip the top of each muffin in melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Mix the batter gently and just until combined for a tender crumb.
- Dip and roll the muffins while they're still warm so the butter and cinnamon sugar stick properly.
Well, Oprah is on, so I will go and eat another 3 muffin donuts while I watch the third to last episode.
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