Streusel topping (Crumb topping)

5 from 3 votes

Streusel topping (Crumb topping)

Add a bit of crunch and a sweet buttery finish to your baked goods with this delicious Streusel Topping! You can use it to transform simple muffins, quick breads, pies, and cakes into next-level sweet treats in no time with very little effort. It's a quick and easy 5-ingredient recipe that comes together in less than 10 minutes!

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 239kcal

Author: Katalin Nagy

Equipment

Digital scale

Ingredients

150 g Flour
100 g Granulated sugar
50 g Brown sugar
110 g Unsalted butter cut into chunks, use at room temperature
Pinch of salt

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Cut butter into small chunks and let it come to room temperature
In a bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt
Add room temperature butter chunks to the mixture and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon (or with your fingers) just until the dry ingredients get coated with the butter
You can make sand-like crumbs or larger crumbs by simply pressing the mixture together using your fingers
Place the streusel into the fridge, the butter will cool off and act as a binding agent creating a yummy crunchy texture

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Notes

INGREDIENT NOTES:

Please note that the quantity stated above is enough to coat 12 muffins
Measure your ingredients with a Digital scale for accuracy
Do not skip the salt, it will balance the flavors
Use good quality 82% unsalted butter
Feel free to add nuts, oats, freeze dried raspberries, coconut, etc. to this mixture

TECHNIQUE NOTES:

Some recipes state to use melted butter or cold butter. With cold butter, you would have to work the mixture a bit longer, as the butter slightly needs to warm up to be able to coat the dry ingredients, but eventually, the same result can be achieved. With melted butter, you would have to chill the mixture for the butter to somewhat set and being able to form the crumbs. Therefore, I suggest working with room temperature butter that is just perfect to create the crumbs.

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