Coffee Cake Muffins

 I bribe people with food.

Its true, im not proud of it, but I do what has to be done. Whether its people at the bank, doctors office, dentist office, dry cleaners you name it.

Its not that I exchange baked goods for payments. But when you bring someone food they automatically associate you with the feeling of sweet sugar love hitting their stomach, and you quickly become a favorite and memorable customer.

Its genius and it works.  

I'll give you an example:

Me (to mechanic): "how long will it take to check my engine."
Mechanic: "you'll have to come back and check at the end of the day."
Me: "Oh by the way I brought you these coffee cake muffins."
Mechanic: "Thanks!" ( while eating a muffin) "Let me see if I can have someone check it out right now."

Thank you Coffee Cake Muffins. Thank you.

Adapted: Sweet Tooth
Servings: 24 muffins
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Muffins
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sour cream

Streussel Topping
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter, chilled

Milk Glaze
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tbsp milk

Baking:

Muffins
1. Preheat the oven to 350, line two muffin tins with liners
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together
3. In a separate bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (should be pale yellow)
4. Add in eggs one at a time, mixing after each one
5. Add vanilla
6. Add flour mixture and sour cream into butter mixture
7. Fill lined muffin tins with batter evenly

Streusel
1. In bowl mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt
2. Cut small cubes of butter into mixture
3. With clean hands crumble butter and flour with your hands until it is combined but still crumbled


1. Press half of the stresuel into the top of the muffins
2. Sprinkle the rest of the streusel on top of the muffins
3. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
4. Cool for 10 minutes, remove and let dry until room temperature

Milk Glaze:
1. Whisk powdered sugar and milk
2. Drizzle over muffins ( best to do over parchment or wax paper)