Recipe: Jumbo Crumb-Cake Muffins

JUMBO CRUMB-CAKE MUFFINS

2 c ups whole-wheat flour
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided use
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp plus 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup (1 1/2 stick) margarine or butter
1 2/3 cups buttermilk
3 large eggs
1 cup dark seedless raisins

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease ten 3 by 1 1/2-inch muffin-pan cups.

In large bowl, mix whole-wheat flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2/3 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. With pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion, cut in 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick) until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In small bowl, with fork, mix buttermilk and eggs until blended. Stir in raisins and buttermilk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Spoon batter into muffin-pan cups.

In another small bowl, with hand, mix remaining 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup softened margarine or butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until crumbs form. Sprinkle crumb mixture over muffin batter.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes until muffins are golden. Remove from muffin-pan cups.

Serve muffins warm, or cool on racks to serve later.

Make 10 jumbo muffins