Lemon Spice Puffs

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 package yeast
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon, rind of
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 place warm water in large, warm bowl.
• 2 sprinkle in yeast; stir until dissolved.
• 3 stir in warm milk, 6 tablespoons sugar, butter, poppy seeds, lemon peel, salt and 2 cups flour; blend well.
• 4 add eggs and remaining flour; stirring until smooth.
• 5 cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• 6 stir batter down.
• 7 grease 18 muffin pan cups.
• 8 spoon batter into cups, filling half full.
• 9 in small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and nutmeg.
• 10 sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon sugar mixture evenly over each cup.
• 11 cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• 12 bake at 375 degrees f.
• 13 for 20 minutes or until done.
• 14 remove from muffin cups; cool on wire racks.