It is no secret that some people, especially kids, like the tops of muffins more than the bottoms.
This is because of streusel topping, which adds a sweet, crumbly, and slightly crunchy texture.
Streusel topping is frequently found on expensive bakery treats, but you don't have to shell out $3 for a muffin to enjoy it.
The topping is very easy to make at home.
You likely always have the ingredients for this recipe on hand.
When you make streusel topping, you can sprinkle it on muffins, coffee cakes, or other goodies your creative mind chooses to bake.
Just keep in mind that the streusel topping should not be applied to baked goods that will be in the oven a long time, like a pie, because then the crumbles would start to burn.
Twenty to 25 minutes in a hot oven is about all the streusel topping can take before it would start 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 pastry 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 minutes because the firm butter will want to stay in bigger blobs, but keep cutting it in so you get small crumbles.
When the topping bakes, it is the combination of the butter and sugar and flour that makes everything crunchy.
Sprinkle the crumbles on the muffin batter after it is scooped into each muffin cup.
Or, if you are putting it on a coffee cake, sprinkle the topping over the cake batter after it is in the pan.