Miniature French Breakfast Puffs

1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Baking powder

1/4 ts Nutmeg 1/2 c Sugar

1 ea Egg 1/2 ts Salt

1/2 c Milk 1 ts Cinnamon

1 1/2 c Sifted flour

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms of 48 small muffin cups. Mix shortening, 1/2 c sugar, and egg thoroughly. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture and milk alternately into sugar/shortening mixture. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Dip immediately in melted butter, then in mixture of cinnamon/sugar. Serve hot. Makes 3-1/2 to 4 dozen. Mrs. James Hopkins -----