Rhubarb Streusel Muffins

Oh Rhubarb!  

How I love thee!  

I just love the tart accent/contrast it adds to things!  

Here is a very moist, cinnamon-y, streusel-y 

GOOD recipe 

for rhubarb muffins!  

RHUBARB STREUSEL MUFFINS

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup applesauce, (or pear sauce is what I used)
1 egg, beaten

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

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Streusel:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons cinnamon
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2 cups chopped rhubarb

Combine butter, sugar, applesauce and egg in a mixing bowl and beat on low speed until combined. The mixture will look curdled. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; stir into butter mixture, just until moistened. Stir in cubed rhubarb. Fill paper-lined (or sprayed) muffin cups 3/4 full; generously sprinkle with Streusel. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. or until center is firm when touched, or toothpick comes out clean.

Streusel: Blend all ingredients with a pastry blender until crumbly. This makes a lot, so be generous on each one, you won't be sorry.

Enjoy!

What are some things you use rhubarb in?







Adapted from a recipe in the cookbook: Gooseberry Patch Christmas, Book 12