- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and diced
- TOPPING:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
- In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk and extract. Stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Fold in oranges. Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip tops of warm muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar.