Description
A simple recipe for moist cinnamon muffins topped with a crunchy cinnamon streusel.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for batter)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For Streusel: 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for topping)
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon for the batter.
- In a separate bowl, mix the melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix only until just combined; do not overmix. A few lumps are fine.
- Prepare the streusel: In a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon for the topping. Cut in the cold butter using your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Sprinkle the streusel topping generously over the top of each muffin.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use a good quality ground cinnamon, such as Ceylon or Cassia, for the best flavor.
- To keep muffins moist, avoid overmixing the batter after adding the wet ingredients to the dry.
- For a swirl effect, reserve 1/4 cup of the batter, mix in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar, and layer it between the plain batter in the cups before topping with streusel.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg