coffee cake muffins

How To Make coffee cake muffins

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Step 2
  Grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper bake cups; set aside.
• Step 3
  For topping: In a small bowl, stir together the 3 tablespoons flour, brown sugar, and the 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; cut in the 2 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in nuts; set topping aside.
• Step 4
  In a medium bowl, stir together the 1 1/2 cups flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, the 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and salt; cut in the 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Step 5
  In another bowl, combine egg and buttermilk; Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
• Step 6
  Spoon half of the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each one-third full.
• Step 7
  Top with half of the topping, the remaining batter, and the remaining topping.
• Step 8
  Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Step 9
  Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Step 10
  Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.
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