These muffins make a special addition to a Sunday brunch.
TIME
About 35 minutes
SERVING SIZE
Makes 1 dozen
For Muffins:
For Streusel Topping:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Butter a muffin tin or line with baking papers.
- Prepare streusel topping: In a small bowl, cut softened butter into streusel mix until well blended. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, place 2 cups muffin mix. Make a well in the center of mix and add oil, egg and vanilla. Whisk liquids briskly until egg is blended.
- Add the milk and stir entire mixture until just evenly moistened.
- Fill muffin cups about 1/3 full with batter. Top with 1 teaspoon of streusel mix.
- Place another spoonful of batter into each cup. Sprinkle remaining streusel mix on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Do not overbake.
Variations:
- Blueberry: Add 3/4 cup blueberries (fresh, frozen or dried)
- Apple: Add 3/4 cup grated apple
A few more notes from the mill kitchen
Cinnamon Streusel Muffins sits in the sweeter side of the mill kitchen, where freshness still matters even when the recipe looks simple. Cookies, muffins, cakes, doughnuts, pancakes, and pie components all benefit from flour that still tastes alive instead of acting like a blank white powder.
Flavor starts before the sugar
Sweet bakes usually get credited to butter, spice, maple, fruit, or chocolate, but the flour underneath them sets the ceiling. Fresh stone-ground grain brings more nuttiness, more aroma, and a fuller crumb so the final bake tastes rounded instead of one-note sweet.
That does not mean every recipe needs to be heavy or aggressively whole grain. It means the base ingredient can contribute enough flavor that the rest of the formula feels more intentional and less dependent on extra sugar or frosting.
Use the short post as a starting point
Many of these older blog recipes are fast references rather than full teaching pages. The related links below help readers compare flour options, move into the full shop catalog, or find related mill guides before the next bake.
That gives a simple recipe a clearer path into the rest of the mill kitchen instead of leaving it as a one-off note.
Use the article, then keep going
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