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Lime Streusel Muffins

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These Lime Streusel Muffins are tender muffins topped with sweet and crunchy streusel topping, bursting with lime flavor and deliciousness!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Traditional
Keyword Lime streusel, muffin recipe, muffins, streusel, streusel recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Author Guest Writer
Cost 10

Equipment

  • Electric mixer

Ingredients

Lime Muffins

  • 1/4 Cup unsalted butter
  • 1/3 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 2 1/3 Cup all purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 Cup half and half
  • 1/3 Cup lime juice freshly squeezed
  • Zest of one lime

Streusel Topping

  • 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 Cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 Cup cold unsalted butter cut into small cubes

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF 180ºC/Gas 4/fan 160ºC.
  • Line a muffin tin with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar from the muffin ingredients.
  • Beat in the egg and the teaspoon of vanilla extract, and mix well.
  • In a separate medium bowl, add and whisk the 2 1/3 Cup flour, baking powder and salt, and stir to combine.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients alternatively with the half and half.
  • Last, add in the lime juice and lime zest until fully incorporated, but do not over-mix.
  • Pour muffin batter evenly (2/3 full) into a 12-greased or paper-lined muffin pan.
  • Combine the streusel topping ingredients
  • Cut in the butter until crumbly.
  • Top the muffins evenly with topping.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown, let cool for 5 minutes before serving on a wire rack.
  • Serve and enjoy!