Monkey Bread Muffins

Directions

1. 1
   In a large bowl, mix your flour, baking powder, salt, and 3 tablespoons sugar. Using a pastry cutter, fork, or food processor, cut in 1 stick of butter (8 tablespoons). Add buttermilk, and stir with a fork until just combined. Set aside - this is your biscuit dough.
2. 2
   In a separate bowl, melt remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of maple syrup in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until butter is melted. Set aside.
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   In a third bowl, mix remaining 1/3 cup white sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Set aside.
4. 4
   Using a spoon, make rough balls from the biscuit dough. Roll the balls through the melted butter, then roll through sugar mixture. Place dough balls into a greased muffin tin (recipe should make 12 standard sized muffins). After repeating this process with all the dough, lightly press down the balls into the muffin tin.
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   Place a tent of foil over the muffins, and bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. You may want to remove the tent for the last few minutes of baking. Also optional would be making a powdered sugar glaze to drizzle over the top of your monkey bread muffins.
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   Makes 12 monkey muffins.
7. 7
   Now get back to monkeyin' around.
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   ~Peace, Love, and Monkeys