Cinnamon Filled Streusel Muffins

Last night I entered my recipe for Cinnamon Filled Streusel Muffins in the Hood New England Dairy Cookoff contest. Top prize is $10,000!

In 2006 I was looking through a popular baking catalog and saw they were selling a prepackaged kit to make Streusel muffins. To make these muffins you also needed to buy their signature cinnamon filling. I thought it sounded delicious and it inspired me to come up with my own recipe. My very picky husband said, "Um, these are good!" and that is saying a lot!

I decided to make a batch this morning and they were indeed so good! Here is the recipe:

Cinnamon Filled Streusel Muffins

by Valerie

Batter:

(Dry)

2 Cups King Arthur Flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 tblsp baking powder

(Wet)

1 Cup Whole Milk

1/4 Cup Safflower Oil (or Canola/Veg oil)

2 Eggs (I use farm fresh eggs)

Filling:

1/4 cup Superfine Sugar

1/4 Cup Melted butter

1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

Streusel:

1 Tblsp flour

3 tblsp Sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 Tblsp butter

Preheat Oven to 500 degrees F, grease Silcon Muffins tins with Pam Spray or Crisco.

Batter: Mix together dry ingredients and blend well. In a 2 cup or larger measuring cup add oil, milk and eggs. Beat well. Add wet ingredients to dry Blend for 20 seconds and no more.

Filling: Melt butter (about 40 seconds in microwave), add sugar and cinnamon. Combine.

Streusel: In a bowl combine all ingredients. With a fork stir and press into butter until mixture is

crumbly. Or use a pastry knife.

Spray pans with Pam or Crisco (if you haven't already)

Use a small food scoop (icecream scoop)- scoop batter into 10 cups of the tins (1 large heaping scoop per). Add a dollop of filling, then add another scoop of batter on top. Sprinkle tops with Streusel.

As soon as muffins are in oven drop temp to 400 degrees F. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool for a few minutes and enjoy!

Makes about 10 muffins in silicon muffin pans.

Suggestions:

Could add walnuts or apple sauce and/or drizzle icing on top (but sweet enough without)!

Cheddar Apple Frittata

Trying to think of an idea for breakfast yesterday I spied the apples we brought home from apple picking. I looked through the fridge and saw a carton of our farm fresh eggs, a block of cheddar and bacon. I immediately knew what I wanted to make...one of my favorite recipes Cheddar Apple Frittata. I have been making this one skillet dish for several years now, and each time the boys and I are always pleased with the results. It also always looks so nice in a cast-iron pan! Please excuse my  burnt bacon.

Sometimes I substitute deli ham for the bacon and Mexican cheese for the Cheddar. Either way it makes a great fall breakfast or dinner!