Any-Fruit-Will-Do-Muffins with Streusel Toppings

Name: Any-Fruit-Will-Do-Muffins with Streusel Toppings
Yield: Makes 1 dozen
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, brown sugar (or white); 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup, chopped walnuts; 2 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (may need 1/4 additional cup); 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; Pinch, table salt; 1 1/3 cups, light brown sugar, packed firm; 2/3 cup, vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest, lime, or orange, (see note above); 1 , egg; 1 cup, buttermilk; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups, fruit (see note above), lightly packed

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1993

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Breakfast & Brunch

Quick Breads

SERVESMakes 1 dozen

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We discovered the secret to a muffin recipe that gave us dramatic, high-capped muffins that stay tender: the quick-bread method of mixing. This meant whisking the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients separately before combining them in o...

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