Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter, add sugar, and beat until fluffy.

Beat in eggs, 1 at a time and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add to butter mixture, 1/4 at a time, until it forms a dough. Chill, covered loosely.

Pinch off walnut-sized pieces of dough, roll out, cutting into 3 - inch rounds. Press into muffin tins.

For filling, combine ricotta, sugar, eggs, cinnamon. Spoon into shells and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool in tins for 15 minutes. Remove and cool thoroughly.

Makes 36 cupcakes. If you like you can dust with powered sugar.

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