Apple Cider Strusel Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 beaten egg
• 3/4 cup apple cider
• 1/4 cup oil

Recipe

• 1 for streusel: stir brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in small bowl. cut in butter with a pastry blender. set aside.
• 2 for muffins: lightly oil twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper baking cups; set aside. in a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. make a well in the center. in a small mixing bowl combine egg, apple cider, and oil; add all at once to flour mixture. stir just till moistened. (the batter should be lumpy.)
• 3 spoon about 1 tablespoon of the batter into each prepared muffin cup. sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar mixture over each. fill with remaining batter. sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining streusel.
• 4 bake in a preheated 400° f oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. remove muffins from pans; cool slightly on racks.
• 5 makes 12 muffins.