From Cleo Coyle: As we count down this final week to the release of the 19th entry in our Coffeehouse Mystery series Honey Roasted (with recipes fit for a queen bee :)), we are delighted to re-share one of our most popular coffee-break treat recipes. But first...
Here's a peek at a few early
reviews that have posted for
HONEY ROASTED.
HONEY ROASTED.
Are we exctied to get our new
culinary mystery into your hands? YES!
culinary mystery into your hands? YES!

"The powerhouse writing duo that makes up
Cleo Coyle has done it again with this
19th installment of the Coffeehouse Mysteries.
What do I love about these books? EVERYTHING…
HONEY ROASTED needs to be on every mystery
lover’s to be read list."
—Fresh Fiction

"Red herrings pop up at every turn and
relationships aren’t what they seem.
WITTY BANTER AND A TWISTY PLOT...
Coyle knows how to please cozy fans."
relationships aren’t what they seem.
WITTY BANTER AND A TWISTY PLOT...
Coyle knows how to please cozy fans."
—Publishers Weekly
On Sale Feb. 1st
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Now for today's recipe...
☕ A Note from Cleo
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Cleo Coyle writes two bestselling mystery series with her husband. To learn more, click here. |
These babies are always on the menu at our fictional Village Blend, the century-old Greenwich Village coffee shop that serves as the setting for our Coffeehouse Mysteries and they're a delightfully cozy way to warm up your winter kitchen, too.
Since our amateur sleuth Clare Cosi bakes these for her customers, these Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnut Muffins are also a great treat to enjoy as you read or listen to our Coffeehouse stories. Served with a hot cup of coffee or tea, these wonderfully tender muffins will make your enjoyment of Clare's latest murder-mystery adventure even more cozy...
Click here or on the image below
for a free downloadable PDF
that you can print, save, or share...
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Click here for Doughnut Muffin Recipe PDF. |
☕ Cleo Coyle's
Cinnamon-Sugar 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 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 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...
Eat (and read) with joy!
Coming in One Week!
Our New Coffeehouse Mystery...
On Sale Feb. 1st
Learn More or Pre-Order at:

"FANTASTIC WHODUNIT…well-written
and fast-paced…This is one of the best books
in the series and I can’t wait to see what
adventures await Clare and her friends."
—Dru Ann Love, award-winning reviewer,
Dru's Book Musings
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"An ENGAGING premise combineswith a CLEVER MYSTERY."
—Booklist
Our New Coffeehouse Mystery...
On Sale Feb. 1st
Learn More or Pre-Order at:

"FANTASTIC WHODUNIT…well-written
and fast-paced…This is one of the best books
in the series and I can’t wait to see what
adventures await Clare and her friends."
—Dru Ann Love, award-winning reviewer,
Dru's Book Musings
* * *
"An ENGAGING premise combines
with a CLEVER MYSTERY."
—Booklist
Get a free Title Checklist of Cleo's
Coffeehouse Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
Coffeehouse Books in Order
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Click here for Doughnut Muffin Recipe PDF. 🍩 |
love your Village Blend series!!!! Thanks for the recipe
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the sweet comment, Sandra. Marc and I hope you have a great time reading HONEY ROASTED and baking up our cinnamon-sugar doughnut muffins. In short (as we like to say) may you read and eat with joy! xoxo
DeleteCleo
I'm eager for dinner and now you show me these! What a temptation!
ReplyDeleteHurray for another reading delight!
Thank you, Libby. Always a pleasure to see you in the Kitchen. And we hope HONEY ROASTED proves to be a sweet read for you. :) xoxo
Delete~ Cleo
It just arrived and is on the top of the TBR pile! Many thanks.
DeleteThanks for sharing the recipe on MLK. Should be perfect with a good cup of coffee! Love the coffee cup too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the recipe on MLK. Should be perfect with a good cup of coffee! Love the coffee cup too.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome. And thank you for stopping by the Kitchen, Linda! xoxo
Delete~ Cleo
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