Morning Maple Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons nuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, cold

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. in another bowl, combine the milk, butter, syrup, sour cream, egg and vanilla.
• 2 stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
• 3 fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
• 4 for topping, combine the flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly.
• 5 sprinkle over batter.
• 6 bake at 400 f for 16-20 minutes or until muffins test done. cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.