Crumbly Topping
Posted On 5 October 2025
I’ve made and used this in a couple of different recipes lately. Apparently in some regions they’d call this a “streusel” which I consider more liquid than this. This can be frozen and then thawed and used as needed as this will probably make more than you need in a recipe.
Crumbly Topping / Steusel
A crumbly topping that will melt and solidify on top of baked goods like muffins and coffee cake.
Servings: 2 cups
Equipment
- Stand mixer or Pastry Cutter
Ingredients
- 90 grams all purpose flour (¾ cup)
- 50 grams almond flour (~½ cup)
- 67 grams granulated or baker's sugar (⅓ cup)
- 67 grams brown sugar (light or medium) (⅓ cup)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 85 grams unsalted butter, cut into 6-8 pieces (¾ cup)
Instructions
- In a stand mixer's bowl (or just a large bowl) combine the AP flour (90g), almond flour (50g), white sugar (67g), brown sugar (67g), cinnamon (2 teaspoons), and salt (¼ teaspoon).
- Using the paddle or a pastry cutter incorporate the butter a piece at a time until you get a cohesive but crumbly, sandy mixture.
- Put into a plastic bag, label it (learn from my mistakes!), and save in the freezer.