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Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Middle of the cinnamon roll muffins on a cloth.
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These quick and easy middle of the cinnamon roll muffins give you that perfect center of the roll taste we all save for last!

Ingredients

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For the muffins

  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/8 cup finely chopped pecans (or walnuts)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2/3 cup milk

For the glaze

  • 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  1. Line a muffin tin with 12 standard sized paper liners and preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix together flour and baking powder.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon.
  4. Put butter in a mixer and beat on high speed until fluffy, about 30 seconds. Reduce speed to medium and slowly pour in sugar, scraping down the sides of the mixer as needed. Beat for about 2 minutes.
  5. Add egg, beating well, followed by vanilla.
  6. Reduce speed to low and alternately add flour mixture and milk in about 3 stages.
  7. Spoon one tablespoon batter into each muffin cup (we love a cookie scoop for this if you’ve got one). Top with a generous teaspoon of cinnamon mixture. Spoon remaining batter on top of each muffin, and then sprinkle with a generous topping of cinnamon mixture.
  8. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the muffin tin until the muffins are cool enough to take out, and then remove and finish cooling on a rack.
  9. Mix sugar, vanilla and milk in a small bowl until smooth – use one tablespoon of milk to start, and then drizzle in more if you want a thinner consistency.
  10. Drizzle glaze over top of muffins (or you can make your own disposable pastry bag by filling a zip-close sandwich bag with the glaze, snipping off one corner with a scissors and squeezing the glaze out through the opening).

Notes

    • Nuts: You can use chopped walnuts instead of pecans if you like, or you can leave the nuts out altogether.

    • Powdered Sugar: This super-fine sugar is perfect for making that cinnamon roll glaze…look for it in the baking aisle with the other sugars.

    • Brown Sugar: We like light brown sugar for this recipe, but if you want a stronger brown sugar flavor dark brown sugar will work too.

Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/middle-of-the-cinnamon-roll-muffins/