Jam Filled Muffins

By vealam

Ingredients

• MUFFINS:
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 real vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup fruit jam
• STREUSEL TOPPING:
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sliced or chopped almonds
• 3 Tbsp butter

Details

Adapted from two-tarts.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 and line a muffin tin with paper cups.

First make the streusel. In a small bowl, combine almonds, brown sugar and 3 tablespoons butter. Using your fingers, work the butter into the sugar and almonds until blended. Pop into fridge to chill as you complete the remaining steps.

Next, combine the wet ingredients (milk, oil, and eggs) in a large mixing bowl. Add salt, sugar, and vanilla. Stir well to combine. Lastly, add the dry ingredients (flour and baking powder) and stir until the batter is smooth and uniform.

Spoon about a Tbsp of batter into the bottom of each muffin cup. This batter isn't too stiff so it usually smooths out easily over the bottoms of the cups. Next add about a Tbsp of jam on top of the batter. Lastly, top with the remaining batter. I try to use less batter on the bottom than on the top - that seems to make these come out more nicely.

Sprinkle each muffin with the streusel topping. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.