step 1
Cut cold Butter (1/2 cup) into small chunks and chill in refrigerator before use.
step 2
Grate the Lemon (1/8).
step 3
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Place rack in center of oven.
step 4
Line a 12 - 14 muffin pan with paper liners.
step 5
In a large bowl, add in the dry ingredients: All-Purpose Flour (3 cups), Brown Sugar (1 cup), Baking Powder (2 tsp),Salt (as needed) and Lemon Zest.
step 6
Whisk everything together until well combined.
step 7
Then, add in the cold Butter.
step 8
Using a pastry cutter, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
step 9
Then, set aside 1 cup of the flour mixture to make the streusel topping.
step 10
Next, add in White Chocolate Chips (4 Tbsp). This adds sweetness to the muffins as fruit mince is less sweet.
step 11
Mix the white chocolate into the coarse Breadcrumbs (1 cup) and set aside while we prepare the wet ingredients.
step 12
In a medium size bowl, briefly beat Farmhouse Eggs® Large Brown Eggs (2) with Vanilla Extract (1 tsp).
step 13
Add in Milk (1 cup).
step 14
Next, add in the spiced Fresh Fruits (1 1/2 cups) mince. Mince fruit adds sweetness and moisture to the muffin batter.
step 15
Stir everything together.
step 16
Then add the wet mince mixture into the dry flour mixture.
step 17
With a spatula, mix briefly. Stir until the flour mixture is JUST moistened. Do not Over Mix or the muffins will be tough when baked.
step 18
Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon batter into the lined paper cups.
step 19
Fill each lined muffin cup to 3/4 full.
step 20
To make streusel topping, melt Butter (2 Tbsp) to mix with the flour mixture set aside earlier.
step 21
Place the reserved flour mixture in a bowl and add in the melted butter. Using a fork, stir until it is crumbly.
step 22
Sprinkle one heap tablespoon of the streusel on top of each muffin.
step 23
Tap a little on the streusel with the bottom of the tablespoon used to spoon the streusel to make sure the streusel sticks to the batter.
step 24
Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for about 28 minutes or until firm and a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
step 25
Place the muffin pan to cool on wire rack for not more than 2 minutes.
step 26
Then transfer the baked muffins to cool completely on wire rack before serving.
step 27
These muffins are at their best the day they're baked. Enjoy!
