Streusel-Filled Muffins or Breakfast Cake

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup soft shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix thoroughly sugar and shortening, stir in egg and milk. Add dry ingredients which have been sifted together. Fill muffin tins 1/3 full, sprinkle on 2 1/2 teaspoon Streusel mixture. Add the same amount of batter and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of mixture. Bake till toothpick stuck in center comes out clean. This may be baked in a flat pan, putting 1/2 of batter, then Streusel mixture and another half of batter and remaining mixture. Bake 25 to 35 minutes at 375 °F. (quick, moderate oven). Serve warm from the oven if possible.

Streussel Mixture

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter,melted
1/2 cup chopped nuts