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> >> I just made a streusel cake. But the crumble topping has just turned
> >> into
> >> cake type mixture with melted butter sitting on top. What have I done
> >> wring? It was 1/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 4 Tablespoons butter.
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> >> Jen
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> > I always make my streusel with the food processor; you just have to know
> > when to stop, so it does not become overmixed; it only takes a few
> > seconds.
> > I start the processor and then stop it often until it looks right. You
> > also
> > might have had too much butter and/or not enough flour. Or possibly it
> > might have been the margarine you used. Did you use the sticks or the
> > container margarine; I use the sticks.
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> I don't know what you mean by *sticks*. I've seen that mentioned in
> recipes, I never really knew what it meant. I used butter, not margarine.
> I might need to try it with less butter next time.
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> Jen
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Butter is good to use. Butter and margarine are available in a packages of
four sticks; each stick equals 1/4 lb.
Look up another streusel recipe to see what quantities they use to see if it
matches yours. Also, someone mentioned that you might not be using brown
sugar; are you using brown sugar?
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