Streusel topping (Crumb topping)
Add a bit of crunch and a sweet buttery finish to your baked goods with this delicious Streusel Topping! You can use it to transform simple muffins, quick breads, pies, and cakes into next-level sweet treats in no time with very little effort. It's a quick and easy 5-ingredient recipe that comes together in less than 10 minutes!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 150 g Flour
- 100 g Granulated sugar
- 50 g Brown sugar
- 110 g Unsalted butter (cut into chunks, use at room temperature)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
Cut butter into small chunks and let it come to room temperature
- 2
In a bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt
- 3
Add room temperature butter chunks to the mixture and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon (or with your fingers) just until the dry ingredients get coated with the butter
- 4
You can make sand-like crumbs or larger crumbs by simply pressing the mixture together using your fingers
- 5
Place the streusel into the fridge, the butter will cool off and act as a binding agent creating a yummy crunchy texture