Jelly Doughnut Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; line 10 muffin cups with paper liners.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
• 3 in a medium bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup of the sugar, egg, and oil until well blended.
• 4 whisk in milk until blended.
• 5 add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just blended.
• 6 divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups.
• 7 drop a heaping teaspoon of preserves on top of each muffin.
• 8 bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops are golden and a pick comes out clean.
• 9 let cool in pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes, then transfer to the rack to cool while you prepare the topping.
• 10 in a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar with cinnamon.
• 11 generously brush warm muffin tops with butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon mixture.
• 12 let cool.