A soft, tasty muffin that has cinnamon and sugar mixed throughout. Perfect with that morning cup of coffee.
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Equipment
12-cup muffin tin
Ingredients
Cinnamon Streusel
½cuppacked light brown sugar
4tablespoonsunsalted buttercut into small pieces
¼cupall-purpose flour
2teaspoonscinnamon
Muffin Batter
2cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
½cupunsalted butterroom temperature
½cupsugar
2eggsroom temperature
½cupbuttermilk or SEE NOTE
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease only the bottoms of a 12-cup muffin tin.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the streusel, the light brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. With a pastry cutter, cut butter in until it looks like coarse meal. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the batter – the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.
Mix in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Sprinkle the streusel on top of the batter and then use a rubber spatula to gently fold it or poke it in a few times.
Evenly divide the batter between the muffin cups.
Bake for 13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Transfer muffin tin to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Notes
Note: If you do not have buttermilk on hand, use 1/2 cup milk mixed with 1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar and allow to sit for 15 minutes.