Cafe Con Leche Muffins

Cafe Con Leche Muffins

Tags: Muffins, Snack

  • Prep Time: 20 min
  • Cook Time: 18 min
  • Ready Time: 75 min
  • Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients

TOPPING

  • 1/3 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes

MUFFINS

  • 1 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons Folgers Classic Roast® Instant Coffee Crystals
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • OR 1/2 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg

Preparation Directions

  • For topping, COMBINE flour, sugar and butter in small bowl. Mash with fork until crumbly. Set aside.
  • HEAT oven to 375°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Stir together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl until blended. In small bowl, stir together water and coffee crystals until dissolved. Stir in milk, vinegar and vanilla.
  • BEAT shortening and brown sugar in large bowl with electic mixer on high speed 1 minute. Beat in egg until blended. Gradually blend in flour mixture in three parts, alternating with milk mixture, just until blended. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full.
  • SPRINKLE topping mixture evenly over muffin batter. Bake 16 to 19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.