Saturday Morning Muffins

Good morning Saturday! 

This is what I made for breakfast today

Muffins with Streusel Topping and Icing

I used a muffin recipe (below) from the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book I have
and was slightly inspired by 
Source: crepesofwrath.net via Jane on Pinterest

Prep: 10 minutes Bake: 18 minutes

ingredients

• 1-3/4
  cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3
  cup sugar
• 2
  teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4
  teaspoon salt
• 1
  egg, beaten
• 3/4
  cup milk
• 1/4
  cup cooking oil
• 1
  recipe Streusel Topping (optional for plain and sweet variations)

directions

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease twelve 2-1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper bake cups; set aside. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.

2.In another bowl combine egg, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).

3.Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. If desired, sprinkle Streusel Topping over muffin batter in cups. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.

4.Makes 12 muffins

5.Poppy Seed Muffins: Prepare as above, except increase sugar to 1/2 cup and add 1 tablespoon poppy seeds to flour mixture.

6.Cheese Muffins: Prepare as above, except stir 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese into flour mixture.
Per muffin: 155 cal., 7 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 24 mg chol., 158 mg sodium, 19 g carbo., 0 g dietary fiber, 4 g protein.
Daily Values: 2% vit. A, 10% calcium, 5% iron
Exchanges: 1 Starch, .5 Other Carbo., 1 Fat

7.Streusel Topping: In a small bowl stir together 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 2 tablespoons chopped pecans or walnuts.




Icing: 1 cup of powdered sugar mixed with 1-2 tablespoon of milk or cream