Blend ½ cup plus 1½ Tbs butter with 1 cup of the sugar. Add the eggs and mix well.
2
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add the eggs and mix well. Add to the butter and sugar mixture. Blend in the milk and mix together thoroughly.
3
Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake until doughnuts are golden brown about 15 to 20 minutes. (May use tiny muffins tins.)
4
Combine remaining ½ cup of the sugar with the cinnamon. Melt the remaining butter. While doughnuts are still warm roll them in melted butter then in cinnamon sugar or just dip the tops.