Description
Irresistible cinnamon sugar swirl muffins bring warmth to breakfast tables with their delightful spiral of sweet spice. Bakery-style treats promise comfort and joy in each tender, aromatic bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups (220 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup (180 milliliters or ml) buttermilk (or regular milk with 1 tsp vinegar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup (67 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsps ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsps (25 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 375F (190C), positioning rack in the center and preparing muffin tin with liners or light grease.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, creating a uniform dry mixture that will provide structure to the muffins.
- Wet Ingredient Transformation: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then incorporate eggs and vanilla, mixing until the batter becomes smooth and well-integrated.
- Batter Assembly: Gently combine dry and wet ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, stirring minimally to maintain a tender crumb and prevent overmixing.
- Cinnamon-Sugar Accent: Blend cinnamon and sugar in a separate bowl, creating a fragrant topping that will provide a delightful swirl and additional flavor complexity.
- Muffin Construction: Distribute half the batter into muffin cups, sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture, then cover with remaining batter until cups are three-quarters full. Dust the top with additional cinnamon-sugar blend for a decorative and flavorful finish.
- Baking and Finishing: Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and tops are golden brown, approximately 18-20 minutes. Rest muffins in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for flour, sugar, and leavening agents to ensure consistent texture and rise of muffins.
- Avoid Overmixing: Gently fold ingredients until just combined; overmixing leads to tough, dense muffins with a rubbery consistency.
- Temperature Matters: Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother batter integration and more even baking results.
- Swirl Technique: Create beautiful cinnamon swirls by using a toothpick or knife to gently marble the cinnamon-sugar mixture through the batter without fully blending.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg