Butterscotch Crumb Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter flavor shortening, cold
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f and position oven rack in center of the oven. line muffin tins with papers.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine flour and brown sugar until no lumps remain.
• 3 add shortening and cut in until the mix resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 reserve 1/2 cup of the flour/sugar/shortening mix and set aside to use as the crumb topping.
• 5 to the remaining flour/sugar mix, add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. using a fork, combine well.
• 6 add buttermilk and beaten eggs.
• 7 using a large spoon, mix just until flour is moistened, it will be lumpy.
• 8 fold in butterscotch chips.
• 9 fill muffin cups 3/4 full. sprinkle tops with about 1 teaspoon of reserved crumb topping mixture and gently tamp down into batter.
• 10 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until they test done with a toothpick.