Description
These delicious Sourdough Coffee Cake Muffins come together in about 30 minutes and bring the warmth of a cozy café right to your kitchen for a quick and easy breakfast or snack that your family will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup butter (1 stick, softened)
- 1½ cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 pieces eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup sourdough discard or active starter
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons butter (melted)
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½–1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare your muffin tin by greasing it or lining it with paper liners.
- Cream together ½ cup of softened butter and 1½ cups of sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, and beat until well-combined.
- Mix in 1 cup of milk and ¾ cup of sourdough discard or active starter, stirring until just combined.
- Combine 4 teaspoons of baking powder, 3 cups of all-purpose flour, and a couple pinches of salt in a separate bowl, then gradually add to wet ingredients.
- Make the cinnamon sugar swirl by mixing 1½ cups of brown sugar, 5 tablespoons of flour, and 4 teaspoons of cinnamon with 6 tablespoons of melted butter until crumbly.
- Layer muffin cups with batter, cinnamon mix, and more batter, then sprinkle extra cinnamon sugar topping on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Drizzle with vanilla glaze made from whisking together ⅔ cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and ½ to 1 tablespoon milk.
- Cool muffins in the tin for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Serve warm with butter or fruit preserves. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for about a week. These muffins freeze beautifully for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg