Breakfast Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. self-rising flour
1/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. milk, at room temperature
jam (blackberry, strawberry, etc.)
1/2 c. shortening (Crisco)
1 egg, at room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in egg, milk and vanilla.
Add flour and stir until just moist; leave lumpy. Fill muffin tins 1/2 full; top with teaspoon of jam.
Cover each with remaining batter.
Sprinkle muffins with cinnamon/sugar mixture before baking.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes.
Yields 9 to 12 muffins.