Recipe: Strawberry Streusel Muffins with Key Lime Glaze

STRAWBERRY STREUSEL MUFFINS WITH KEY LIME GLAZE
Source: The Coastal Living Cookbook: The Ultimate Recipe Collection for People Who Love the Coast by Coastal Living
Makes 12 muffins

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking pow4er
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 1/4 cups thinly sliced fresh strawberries
2 teaspoons grated key lime nod
Streusel Topping (recipe follows)
Key Lime Glaze (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place paper baking cups in a 12-cup muffin pan.

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.

Stir together egg, butter, and half-and-half in a separate bowl, Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.

Gently fold in strawberries and Key lime rind, Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling three-fourths full, Sprinkle each muffin with 1 tablespoon Streusel Topping.

Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and spring back when lightly touched in the center, Cool muffins in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Drizzle with Key Lime Glaze.

STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup firmly pocked light brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated Key lime rind
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; stir well until mixture is moistened and crumbly. Yield: 1 cup

KEY LIME GLAZE:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon fresh Key lime juice (about 2 limes)

Stir together powdered sugar and lime juice in a small bowl until smooth. Yield 1/4 cup