Streusel

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.

Place of originGermany

Main ingredientsButter, flour, sugar

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Streusel

A pineapple-coconut cake topped with streusel
Place of origin	Germany
Main ingredients	Butter, flour, sugar
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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.