---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Coffee Cake Muffins (jvn) ++ Categories: Muffins, Fillings, Toppings, Quick Yield: 1 dozen -----------------------------------BATTER----------------------------------- 1 1/2 c Flour 2 t Baking powder 1/2 t Salt 1/4 c Butter 1/2 c Sugar 1 Egg 2 T Plain yoghurt 3/4 c Milk 1/2 t Vanilla* ---------------------------------SPICE MIX--------------------------------- 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 2 T Flour 1 t Cinnamon* Spice mix: stir together. Batter: Mix dry ingredients and make well. Cream butter, sugar and egg. Add yoghurt milk and vanilla. Pour into well and stir to moisten. Fill greased muffin tins 1/3 full. Sprinkle on spice mix. Cover with more batter, filling to 2/3 full. Bake 400 20-25 min. *Variations: : 1. Decorate or glaze while hot with simple, thick icing made from powdered sugar and a little liquid. : 2. Replace some or all of vanilla with another extract such as almond. : 3. For a crunchy top, place half of spice mix inside muffins, and the rest on top before baking. : 4. Replace some or all of cinnamon with other spice(s) such as nutmeg. : 5. Sprinkle a very small amount of finely grated citrus peel over first layer of batter before the spice mix. : 6. Use rum or other liquor instead of vanilla. :adapted from: Muffins & More by J. Pare :exported: June 1996 -----