Streusel Topping

Name: Streusel Topping
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Yield: About 1½ cups, enough for a 9-inch (23-cm) pie or cake, 1 batch of muffins, or a loaf of quick bread. Double the recipe for a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33-cm) pan.
Ingredients: 100 grams (½ cup) brown sugar, light or dark; 100 grams (½ cup) brown sugar, light or dark; 56 grams (4 tablespoons, ½ stick) unsalted butter, melted; pinch of salt; 1½ teaspoons cinnamon; 75 grams (½ cup + 2 tablespoons) all-purpose flour; 100 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar; 100 grams (½ cup) brown sugar, light or dark

Preparation info

Yield: About
1½ cups
. Double the recipe for a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33-cm) pan.

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Baker Bettie's Better Baking Book

By Kristin Hoffman

Published 2022

About

Streusel is a crumbly mixture of flour, butter, and sugar. It often also has nuts and/or oats added to it as well. Streusel topping is most commonly used on fruit pies, a crisp, or a crumble, and should be added right before the pie goes into the oven. It can also be used to top muffins, batter breads, and cakes.

Ingredients

100 grams (½ cup) brown sugar, light or dark
100

Garnish
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt together.
Stir in the melted butter and mix with your hands until crumbly.