Description
Delightful sour cream coffee cake muffins blend classic American breakfast comfort with rich, crumbly textures. Streusel-topped treats promise a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess that will satisfy morning cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) flour (for topping)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (70 g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 1 ½ tablespoons (22 ml) milk
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set the oven to 350F (175C) and line a standard muffin tray with paper liners for effortless removal and polished presentation.
- Streusel Preparation: Combine brown sugar, ground cinnamon, flour, and melted butter, mixing until the topping transforms into a coarse, sandy texture. Reserve this fragrant mixture for later layering.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Sift flour, leavening agents, and salt together in a mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution for a velvety muffin consistency.
- Butter Creaming: Utilize an electric mixer to whip softened butter with granulated sugar until the mixture becomes airy and voluminous, establishing a luxurious muffin base.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend eggs one at a time into the butter mixture, allowing complete incorporation. Infuse vanilla extract to enhance the flavor profile.
- Moisture Enhancement: Gently fold sour cream and milk into the wet ingredients, creating a luscious, tender foundation that guarantees moist muffins.
- Batter Assembly: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, minimizing stirring to maintain a tender crumb. Cease mixing once ingredients are just combined.
- Layering and Topping: Fill muffin cups halfway with batter, scatter a generous streusel layer, add remaining batter, and crown with the final streusel sprinkle for textural contrast.
- Baking Process: Bake for 18-22 minutes, periodically checking doneness with a toothpick to ensure perfect cooking.
- Cooling and Finishing: Rest muffins in the tin briefly, then transfer to a cooling rack. Optionally, drizzle with a vanilla-milk powdered sugar glaze for an elegant touch of sweetness.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter gently and minimally to avoid developing gluten, which can result in tough, dense muffins. Stop mixing immediately once ingredients are just combined.
- Temperature Matters: Ensure butter and eggs are at room temperature for smoother blending and more consistent texture. Cold ingredients can create uneven mixing and lumpy batter.
- Streusel Success: Keep streusel mixture slightly chilled before sprinkling to maintain its crumbly texture and prevent immediate melting during baking.
- Moisture Control: Use full-fat sour cream for maximum tenderness and richness. Low-fat alternatives might compromise the muffins’ soft, delicate crumb.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg