Welcome June!

Hello! Happy beginning of the month people. Hope it will be a month full of joy, peace and great moments.

Do you guys like cinnamon rolls? Well, I do. I love them. That is the reason why this is the second recipe with it (The first one was the cinnamon roll pancakes previously posted on the blog  https://chiaconlimon.com/2018/03/23/cinnamon-roll-pancakes/) It’s pretty simple and a big plus is that your kitchen will be smelling like cinnamon. Apart from a great taste and smell, these muffins have a crunchy texture that will make you want to eat more than just one. I got 12 muffins (cupcake pan size) but if you use a regular muffin pan you might get 10.

Ingredients for muffins

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk (I used skimmed milk, but whole or partially skimmed will work perfectly)
• 1 tablespoon Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients for the filling and streusel top

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon powder
• 1/4 cup cut butter (in small pieces at room temperature *NOT MELTED and not too soft)
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (no need to make them super small, I basically just break them apart with my hands in bigger pieces for a more crunchy effect)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 200 Celsius degrees. Prepare your muffin tin by greasing it or line paper baking cups.
2. In a bowl mix together all the dry ingredients for the muffins (flour, baking powder, salt and sugar).
3. In another bowl whisk the egg, milk, yogurt, melted butter and vanilla extract. Whisk together till everything is combined.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon powder, butter and chopped walnuts for the filling.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix till just combined (don’t over mix). Gently fold in half the filling mixture.
6. Fill each muffin cup to about 3/4th with the batter.
7. Add flour (2 tbsp) to the remaining filling and mix until it looks like crumbs. Sprinkle each muffin with a teaspoon (a little more maybe) with this mixture.
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes (I baked mine 16 mins) till a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.
9. Once baked, remove the muffins and place them on a cooling rack to cool.
10. Eat them! 

Hope you liked it and try it sometime. Remember these desserts are for occasional intake and should be consumed every once in a while. 

Remember to include fruits and vegetables in your daily diet, hydrate yourself and to stay active.