Orange Streusel Muffins

Breakfast is a big deal at our house and when I say "big deal" I mean bigger than ice cream kind of deal. My kids would like it if we have something fancy for breakfast every day and they'd like it even more if I made them breakfast foods every day for dinner. As much as I love the big breakfast feasts along with them, my waistline does not handle all those calories first thing in the morning very well, so I try to limit it to a couple times a week.
Now I'm pretty picky when it comes to muffins, but this recipe caught my eye right away. I love crunchy streusel toppings almost as much as I love anything citrus-y, so I knew these would be a hit (which they were).

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The ingredients:
MUFFINS
2 cups flour (I used half whole wheat, half white)
1/3 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup orange marmalade (or mandarin oranges, drained and cut in half)
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1 Tbs. grated orange rind
1 egg, slightly beaten

STREUSEL TOPPING
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 Tbs. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 Tbs. butter

For streusel topping: Combine all ingredients until crumbly. Set aside.

For muffins: Stir dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl combine remaining ingredients, then add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and sprinkle streusel topping evenly over muffins. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy!