Butter Streusel

One thing you might try sprinkling on top of your Danish pastry is streusel, a crumbly topping of sugar, butter, and flour similar to that you’d use to finish off a fruit crumble. Streusel originated in Germany and comes from the word of the same name that means to sprinkle, strew, or scatter.

There are very few treats that couldn’t benefit from a bit of streusel on top, including muffins, pies, cakes, breads like babka, and puddings. It can also be added as a crumbly ribbon layer f