Streusel Crumb Muffins

Steps

• Prep: Heat the oven to 190°C (375°F) and line a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Streusel: Whisk the streusel flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon together, then cut in the cold butter until it forms coarse, pea-sized clumps. Keep chilled until needed.

  Tip: Keep this properly cold. A muffin's small top surface means warm streusel has almost no room to spread before it simply melts into a flat, greasy layer instead of staying crumbly.

• Dry: Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
• Wet: Whisk the milk, oil, egg, and vanilla together.
• Combine: Fold the wet into the dry just until the flour disappears.
• Assemble: Divide the batter among the muffin cups and scatter the streusel evenly over each top, pressing very gently so it adheres.

  Tip: A light press, not a push — pressing too firmly starts driving the streusel down into the batter rather than letting it sit as a distinct top layer.

• Bake: Bake until the streusel is golden and a skewer in the centre comes out clean.
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