How Do You Make Crunchy Muffin Tops?
The crunchy topping on a muffin is often the best part. Crunch adds a contrast for both the textural aspect of eating and the audible. A topping is the mark of a finished product, the icing on the cake, if you will. However, there is no such thing as the universal muffin. The crunchy topping must match the muffin within. That is, it must compliment the main ingredient so as to accentuate it rather than detract. Choose your star ingredient. The crunchy top should reflect the muffin below. Whether it is an oatmeal, peanut butter, cranberry, pecan, or banana muffin, the main ingredient on the top should match in order not to mask the purpose of the muffin. If your muffin is a chocolate banana muffin, use pieces of chocolate and dried bananas in the crumble. If it is an apple muffin, use caramel and cinnamon, etc. Once you have chosen the main ingredient, the rest of the recipe follows identical no matter what the substance. Break up or cut your ingredients. Crunchy tops must contain bite
