Donut Muffins

I have seen these little bits of deliciousness on some other sites recently and knew I just had to try them for myself. Oh are they good!!!! I made 24 bits size mini muffins but next I will try full size muffins and I'm sure they will also be just as good. It took absolutely no time at all to make these and they are wonderful for someone who is just starting to bake to try. They are extremely simple to make and just about foolproof! I found this recipe on Allrecipes (where I seem to find sooo many good recipes lately!).

We had such nice weather here yesterday. It was 85 degrees and I could definitely get used to that year round. I'm hoping that the weather holds up since we will be celebrating my youngest sons's 12th birthday this Saturday at King's Dominion Amusement Park. It's his favorite place to go and he has been counting the days. We have been celebrating his birthday with friends there for the past 3 years and it has become a tradition. I find it sooo much easier than having a huge birthday party and much less work. And he and his friend enjoy this so much! He claims he is riding all the big coasters this year. Well, we'll see if that holds true. There are only a few rides he hasn't ridden yet but I think he is confident enough to try them this year. Me, I ride the bench....that's my speed!

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 cup margarine, melted (I used butter)

3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup all purpose flour

Topping

1/4 cup margarine, melted (I used butter)

1/2 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 24 mini muffin cups.

Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup margarine and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in the milk, then mix in the baking powder and flour until just combined. Fill the prepared mini muffin cups about half full.

Bake in preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

While muffins are baking, place 1/4 cup of melted margarine in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of sugar with cinnamon. Remove muffins from their cups, dip each muffin in the melted margarine and roll in the sugar cinnamon mixture. Let cool and serve.