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Sourdough Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

Every flavor is good in its own way, but cinnamon sugar is the best. You always have the ingredients, it’s easy, and it makes your kitchen smell sweet and delicious. We love these sourdough cinnamon sugar muffins so much that we never freeze them, just eat them all in one day.

close up view of cinnamon sugar muffins on cooling rack

I make these as a sourdough discard recipe, but if you choose to use an active starter, you’ll need two muffin tins because they will rise more. In that case, only fill your tins ⅔ of the way full.

Ingredients and Tools You’ll Need

You can use a discard or an active starter, just fill the muffin tins less if you use an active starter.

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Ingredients

Batter

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup shortening or butter, room temperature
  • 2 whole eggs
  • ¾ cup sourdough starter discard (if using active, only fill your tins ⅔ of the way full.)
  • ½ cup milk

Cinnamon Sugar

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter melted

How to Make Sourdough Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

Step One: Prep

Preheat oven to 350℉ (175℃). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

muffins tin filled with muffin paper liners.

Step Two: Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground allspice.

dry ingredients in bowl.

Step Three: Make Batter

In a separate bowl, cream together the 1 cup of sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the dry ingredients and milk alternately (a third of the dry ingredients, half the milk, a third of the dry ingredients, half the milk, then the final third of dry ingredients). Stir in the sourdough starter by hand, scraping the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated.

three images showing batter being made and mixed.

Step Four: Fill Muffin Cups

Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full. (If you’re using an active starter, fill only ⅔ of the way full.)

Step Five: Bake

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

baked muffins in muffin tin on counter.

Step Six: Prepare Cinnamon Sugar Coating

In a bowl, melt the 2 sticks of butter. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining 1 ½ cups of sugar and the cinnamon.

bowl of cinnamon sugar next to measuring cup of melted butter.

Step Seven: Dip And Roll

Dip the baked muffins in the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.

close up of tongs holding muffin dipped in butter, then muffin coated with cinnamon sugar.

Serving & Storing

Serve with fresh fruit salad, vanilla yogurt, kid-friendly granola, or my favorite cast iron skillet omelet, and plenty of coffee.

Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for about 2 to 3 days, or refrigerate them for up to a week.

You can make these ahead of time and freeze them. Just freeze them without the sugar coating and add it after reheating them or letting them thaw out.

More Sourdough Muffin Recipes

Make a big batch and freeze them for quick and easy breakfasts all week (or month!!).

Printable Recipe

Sourdough Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

These muffins combine a simple sourdough discard recipe with a sweet cinnamon-sugar crunch.
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homemade sourdough muffins coated in cinnamon sugar
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:40 minutes

Ingredients

Batter

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • cup shortening or butter room temperature
  • 2 whole eggs
  • ¾ cup sourdough starter discard (if using active, only fill your tins ⅔ of the way full.)
  • ½ cup milk

Cinnamon Sugar

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter melted

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Instructions

  • Prep. Preheat oven to 350℉ (175℃). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground allspice.
  • Make batter. In a separate bowl, cream together the 1 cup sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the dry ingredients and milk alternately (a third of the dry ingredients, half the milk, a third of the dry ingredients, last half of milk, then the final third of dry ingredients). Stir in the sourdough starter by hand, scraping the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated.
  • Fill muffin cups. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
  • Bake. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Prepare cinnamon sugar coating. In a bowl, melt the 2 sticks of butter. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining 1 ½ cups of sugar and the cinnamon.
  • Dip and roll. Dip the baked muffins in the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

I use tongs to dip the muffins, but you can do them by hand too.
I make these with discard, but if you choose to use an active starter, you’ll need two muffin tins because they will rise more. In that case, only fill your tins 2/3 of the way full.

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 379kcal
Author: Katie

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8 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This recipe is super simple, moist, and super tasty. It has also made the house smell like fall time. This is a keeper and I can see making this often.

  2. When I try to use the “print” button on this recipe, I am getting prompted to enter my email and sign up to receive “ads and promotional emails”. This is the first I am encountering this. Hopeful it’s a glitch that is fixable as I use your recipes all the time! <3

    Anyways, these are in the oven now! Yummy! Thank you.

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