: a crumbly mixture of fat, sugar, and flour and sometimes nuts and spices that is used as topping or filling for cake
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Instead of a streusel topping, pecans are warmed up with a chile powder.
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Dale Gray, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024
They are simply halved and cored, which creates a handy and tasty vessel for the oat and walnut streusel topping mounded in their centers.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The cool vanilla cream partners beautifully with the warm, cinnamon apples, and crunchy oat streusel.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Garnish with any remaining streusel and juices in the baking pan.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Dale Gray, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024
They are simply halved and cored, which creates a handy and tasty vessel for the oat and walnut streusel topping mounded in their centers.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The cool vanilla cream partners beautifully with the warm, cinnamon apples, and crunchy oat streusel.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Garnish with any remaining streusel and juices in the baking pan.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Streusel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streusel. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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