This is an old Betty Crocker recipe my mom used to make a lot during the 70s and 80s for a quick treat at breakfast. I have not had it in years and pulled out the recipe recently to make for my daughter when she gets back from her summer visit with her dad.

1/3 cup shortening or butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup milk

Combine all ingredients. I like to use a mixer and cream, sugar, butter, and egg, but you can do this step by hand. Bake in greased muffin tins at 350û for 25 minutes.

While still hot, remove from muffin tins and roll tops in melted butter and then a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.

Another variation is to delete the nutmeg from the muffin recipe and roll the tops in a mixture of:

grated rind of one lemon
juice of one lemon
1/3 cup sugar