Dirt Bomb

The dirt bomb is a muffin that is vaguely spherical in shape, its exterior blanketed with a thick coat of cinnamon sugar that might be considered a confectionery version of dirt. Name aside, this is one heck of a muffin, so unlike any other muffin that it almost seems wrong to label it as such. Its mouth feel is more like that of a donut: slightly crisp exterior skin enveloping nutmeg-tinged tenderness that is as velvet-soft and butter-rich as a whipped-cream pound cake.This is a specialty of the Bantam Bread Bakery of Bantam, Connecticut.Roadfood review of Bantam Bread

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
  • Yield: 24 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1/2 lb butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 cups milk

Topping

  • 1/2 lb butter, melted
  • Cinnamon
  • Sugar
Method
  • Begin with all ingredients at room temperature. Cream butter and sugar well, and add eggs one at a time, scraping bowl between each addition.
  • Combine dry ingredients; add one-third of dry ingredients and one-third of the milk to the butter-sugar mixture; mix on low speed until almost combined. Repeat twice until all ingredients have been added. Scrape bowl and mix once more on medium-low speed until batter is smooth and the consistency of pancake batter. Batter may be refrigerated overnight, which will improve the dirt bombs, but it is not necessary.
  • Using ice cream scoop, fill greased muffin tins. Bake at 400 degrees about 20 minutes until golden brown. When cool enough to handle, dip in melted butter and roll in cinnamon sugar. Makes 24 muffins.

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One Response to “Dirt Bomb”

Sharon

September 17th, 2023

Love these-better than a donut

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