| Berry Streusel Muffins | | | | | | | |
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Streusel Topping | | | | | | | | | |
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed | 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans | | | |
1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour | 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted and cooled | | |
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel | | | | | | | | |
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Batter | | | | | | | | | | |
1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour | 1/2 cup milk | | | | | |
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed | 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled | | |
1/4 cup sugar -- plus 1 1/2 tsp sugar | 1 egg | | | | | | |
2 tsp baking powder | | 3/4 cup fresh blackberries | | | | |
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel | | 3/4 cup fresh raspberries | | | | |
1 tsp cinnamon | | | 1/4 tsp salt | | | | | |
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FOR STREUSEL: Mix brown sugar, flour and lemon peel in bowl. Stir in pecans and butter. Set streusel aside. |
FOR BATTER: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 12-cup muffin tin or line with 2-1/2 inch paper baking cups. |
Combine flour, sugars, baking powder, lemon peel, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Make well in center. |
Add milk, butter and egg to well and mix until smooth. Fold in berries. Spoon batter into prepared tin, filling |
cups 2/3 full. Top each with 1 heaping tablespoon streusel. Bake muffins until tester comes out clean, 20 to |
25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in tin on rack. Remove muffins from tin. Serve warm or at room temperature. |