Cook: 20 mins

Serves: 12

These simple muffins are a seasonal favourite in our house, you can vary the fruit and nuts by substituting a chopped eating apple in place of the raisins and no harm is done by swapping the pecans for walnuts.

Method

Preheat oven to 180°c and line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin cases.
First make the streusel topping by combining the flour, sugar and cinnamon and rubbing the butter into the mix until you have a chunky breadcrumb texture. Stir in the chopped nuts,

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Ingredients

Name: Pecan and raisin muffins with cinnamon streusel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Muffins250g plain flour100g light brown sugar10g baking powder½ tsp salt1 tsp cinnamon50g raisins50g chopped pecans250g buttermilk orhalf milk and half plain yoghurt125g melted butter100ml maple syrup1 large egg beaten1 tsp vanilla Streusel topping75g plain flour75g golden caster sugar50g chopped pecans½ tsp cinnamon 40 g cold butter cut in small cubes

Muffins

250g plain flour

100g light brown sugar

10g baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

50g raisins

50g chopped pecans

250g buttermilk orhalf milk and half plain yoghurt

125g melted butter

100ml maple syrup

1 large egg beaten

1 tsp vanilla

Streusel topping

75g plain flour

75g golden caster sugar

50g chopped pecans

½ tsp cinnamon

40 g cold butter cut in small cubes