Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Coffee Shop Doughnut Muffins and New Release News from Cleo Coyle






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Tender and sweet, these muffins are dusted with cinnamon sugar and one bite will remind you of an old-fashioned cake doughnut, the kind you might order at a diner counter with a hot cuppa joe. 

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Since our amateur sleuth Clare bakes them for her customers, these Doughnut Muffins would be a fantastic treat for a book club meeting. Served with coffee or tea, these melt-in-your-mouth treats will make your discussion of Clare Cosi's latest case even more cozy. 


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 Cleo's Coffee Shop 
Doughnut Muffins 

Makes 12 standard-size muffins 

For the batter:

12 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten with fork
1 cup whole milk 
2-½ cups all-purpose flour
2-½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the cinnamon-sugar topping:

½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Step 1—Prep your oven and pan: First preheat your oven to 350° F. This recipe should be made in a standard muffin or cupcake pan. Because it bakes up nice-sized muffins with generous tops, lightly spray the tops of your standard muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray. This will prevent the tops from sticking to the pan. Line the muffin cups with paper holders.

Step 2—Make the batter: Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in the eggs and milk and continue mixing. Stop the mixer. Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg and mix only enough to combine ingredients. Batter will be thick. Do not over mix at this stage or you will develop the gluten in the flour and toughen the muffins.


Step 3—Bake: Using two tablespoons (one to scoop, the other to scrape in the thick batter), fill each cup to the top, dividing any remaining batter among the 12 cups.


Bake for 20-25 min­utes, or until the muffin tops spring back lightly when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. After a few minutes out of the oven, remove muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack. (Muffins that remain long in a hot pan may end up steaming, and the bottoms may become tough.)



Step 4—Finish with cinnamon-sugar topping: Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Melt the butter, brush it lightly over the muffin tops...



Roll the buttery tops in the bowl of cinnamon-sugar.








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Eat (and read) with joy!

~ Cleo Coyle

New York Times bestselling author
of 
The Coffeehouse Mysteries 


Alice and Marc in Central Park. 
Together we write as Cleo Coyle. 

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27 comments:

  1. Wow! Your delicious baking is only surpassed by your amazing writing! Glad to know the Haunted Bookshop is returning. I enjoyed that series. Thanks!

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    1. Jane - Marc and I thank you sincerely for the very sweet words, and we're delighted to know that you're excited about Jack’s return. Our PI Ghost has been haunting us for years. The time has come for him to have a voice once again. More news soon on The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller. Until then, thanks for dropping by the Kitchen!

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  2. Donuts. Muffins. And a new Coffeehouse Mystery, too! These are my three favorite things. Four if you count a hot mug of coffee. Thanks, Cleo, for the great recipe, and all the great reads.

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    1. Coffee, doughnut muffins, and our new Coffeehouse Mystery, SHOT IN THE DARK--we love your idea of an afternoon break! Thanks so much for stopping by today.

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  3. Now my mouth is drooling. Can't wait to try the Cleo's Coffee Shop
    Doughnut Muffins and to have the opportunity to read "Shot In The Dark". Absolutely love the cover!
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    1. Kay - The best thing about foodie photos--apart from drooling: zero calories. SHOT IN THE DARK is a fun read, and now that it's finally out in the world, Marc and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for dropping by the Kitchen today.

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  4. Thank you both for writing such wonderful books. I have been a fan of the Coffeehouse Mysteries for year and am looking forward to reading Shot in the Dark. I'm saving it for the weekend!

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    1. Thank you, Susan! Marc and I hope you enjoy your weekend revisiting your old friends at the Village Blend--Clare Cosi and her quirky crew are ready to welcome you. xoxo

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  5. Cleo, I love your books, but my copy of Shot in the Dark won't arrive until Thursday. Meanwhile I'm stuck at home waiting for a repairman and longing for a donut. Then I hit your recipe blog, see these delicious muffins, and realize I have all the ingredients in my kitchen! Suddenly a boring afternoon is looking pretty good. Thanks, Cleo.

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    1. Tricia, it looks like we’re both baking this afternoon ("Recipe Guide" photography on Shot in the Dark, more to come on that soon). Meanwhile, Marc and I want to thank you for purchasing our book. It's the best "book birthday" gift you can give any author. Cheers!

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  6. Oh, yum, what a delicious muffin! And the pictures are so real I can sniff the cinnamon. Thank you for another great recipe. I have Shot in the Dark on my kindle now, and I'm looking forward to the Haunted Bookshop this fall.

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    1. Carla - Thank you so much for purchasing SHOT IN THE DARK. As we told Tricia, it's the best "book birthday" present any author can receive, and we appreciate it. Marc and I hope you enjoy revisiting your old friends at the Village Blend! xoxoo

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  7. Well, Cleo, I know what I'm baking tonight, and having for breakfast tomorrow. If my colleagues are lucky I'll bring some to the office. Thank you MLK.

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    1. Eat with joy, Olivia, and that goes for your co-workers, too. These muffins are so good they may just get you a raise!

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  8. I just finished Shot in the Dark and it's wonderful. The recipe section made me dive for the pantry to check my ingredients. Now these doughnut muffins have my mouth watering. What do I bake first?

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    1. Danni – Marc and I are thrilled to know you enjoyed SHOT IN THE DARK. THANK YOU! As for the baking, my advice is to go for the handy ingredients first. Then go for the weekend wish list and plan the next shopping trip. (Whatever you bake, may you eat with joy--and continue to enjoy our books.) <3

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  9. What a fun recipe. FYI: You had me at cinnamon.

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    1. Cinnamon. A fun spice to bake with, a delicious flavor to eat, and an excellent word to lift your hat to. Thanks for stopping by, Carol Lynn!

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  10. The new book is fantastic! (No surprise there.)
    "Mystery Pick of the Month! --Library Journal" Wazoo and hoopdeedoo!!!

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    1. THANK YOU, LIBBY! You've been such a wonderful, longtime supporter of our books (and this blog). It means a lot to us that you enjoyed our latest. Caffeinated cheers for the wazoo, too! :)

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  11. Those muffins look amazing. Can't wait to read "Shot in the Dark".

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    1. Thank you, Dianne. Marc and I appreciate your support, and we hope you enjoy our new Coffeehouse Mystery!

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  12. I will be trying this recipe soon! I think I can smell them already!

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    1. Elaine - We're waiting for Google to invent the "smell this" widget (or "taste this" button). Either one will go over big on this blog. Cheers for dropping by the Kitchen today!

      ~ Cleo Coffeehouse Mystery.com
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  13. I'll just say yummmm. And congrats!!

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  14. They look so good. I have to make some. My DIL is allergic to cinnamon. Do you think a brown sugar topping would work instead?
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  15. I haven't had the old fashioned cake donut in a long time. Will be fun to make muffins reminiscent of those.
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