Cinnamon Streusel Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Muffins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Topping
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, softened

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Spray cavities with vegetable spray or line with baking cups.
In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
In small bowl, whisk milk, egg and melted butter until well blended.
Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing only until moistened. Do not overmix. Divide batter into muffin cups.
For topping, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over muffins.
Bake 16-18 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 6 muffins.
Optional Tweaks from readers at Wilton.com:
>Increase to 1/4 cup of brown sugar for topping.
>add an extra egg and (more) cinnamon or apple pie spice to either/both the batter and streusel.
>more sugar, more spice and maybe even some vanilla.
>More bk powder.
>1/8 teaspoon salt to topping.
>Change white sugar to Light Brown Sugar for batter or half & half.