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Place of origin | Germany |
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Main ingredients | Butter, flour, sugar |
In baking and pastry making, streusel (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtʁɔʏzl̩] ) is a crumbly topping of flour, butter, and sugar that is baked on top of muffins, breads, pies, and cakes.[1] Some modern recipes add spices and chopped nuts. The mixture can also be layered or ribboned in the middle of a cake.
Some baked dishes which have a streusel topping are streuselkuchen, coffee cake, babka, and apple crisp.
The term is also sometimes used for rich pastries topped with, or mixed with, streusel.