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Streusel Topping
How to make a classic streusel crumb topping for cakes and muffins. This yields enough to top 24 muffins or a large cake.
Servings:
24
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
German
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter cold and sliced into small cubes, salted
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Add the pieces of cold butter into the bowl and using a pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, cut the butter into the dry mixture until crumbly and has smaller than pea sized bits of butter.
- Store the streusel in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Use as directed in the recipe you are making. This makes enough topping for 12 muffins. Double the recipe for topping large cakes.
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Notes
- This makes enough to cover 24 muffins perfectly. Use a heaping tablespoonful per muffin.