Banana Streusel Muffins

Banana Streusel Muffins
MUFFINS
1/2 cup butter or hard margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup milk
3 large, overripe mashed bananas
1 3/4 cups all-purpose (plain) flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
STREUSEL
1/4 cup butter or hard margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose (plain) flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400◦F. Grease or line muffin tins.
STREUSEL: Crumble all ingredients together until well combined.
MUFFINS: In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, then the milk and bananas. Stir in the flour, soda, and salt until just combined. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle with streusel. Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins.

This recipe is really my collaboration of two recipes - classic banana muffins and apple streusel muffins. The streusel really vamps up the taste of these banana muffins and adds a little extra sweetness, in lieu of adding chocolate chips to a banana muffin batter.