It’s no secret that some people, especially children, like the top of muffins more than the bottom. This is due to the streusel topping, which adds a sweet, crumbly and slightly crunchy texture. Streusel topping is frequently found in expensive bakery treats, but you don’t have to shell out $ 3 for a muffin to enjoy it. Hedging is very easy to do at home. You will likely always have the ingredients for this recipe on hand.
When you make a streusel topping, you can sprinkle it on muffins, coffee cakes, or other treats that your creative mind decides to bake. Just keep in mind that the streusel topping shouldn’t be applied to baked goods that will be in the oven for a long time, like a cake, because then the crumbs would start to burn. Twenty to 25 minutes in a hot oven is all the streusel coating can take before it begins to incinerate.
Recipe ingredients for streusel topping:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons firm margarine or butter
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Using a fork or dough cutter, mix all the ingredients until a crumbly mixture forms. Make sure to cut all the butter chunks into small pieces within the dry ingredients. This will take a couple of minutes because the firm butter will want to stay in larger drops, but keep cutting into small crumbs. When the topping is baked, it is the combination of butter, sugar and flour that makes everything crisp. Sprinkle crumbs over muffin batter after placing in each muffin cup. Or, if you’re putting it on a coffee cake, sprinkle the topping over the cake batter after it’s in the pan.