Tender muffins coated with cinnamon sugar. Do they taste as good as a doughnut? Yes they do, but a only a doughnut is really a doughnut.
This recipe is from the Cook's Country program on PBS with modification by me. I cut it in half, and it made 11 muffins.
Muffin Tin Doughnut
2 3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup buttermilk (I used sour cream and added a little heavy cream because the dough was too stiff)
8 tbsp melted butter (1/2 cup)
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
8 tbsp melted butter (1/2 cup)
1 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
Combine dry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another bowl, whisking the eggs. Mix until just comes together. Scoop into a sprayed 12 hole muffin tin. Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees, tests done.
Fresh out of the oven, brush the muffins liberally with butter on all sides and roll in the sugar mixture, packing it on thickly. Let rest 15 minutes before serving. You could re-roll them in the cinnamon sugar if you have some left.