Lemon Streusel Muffins

Lemon Streusel Muffins
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup lemon juice
STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
2 Tbs. flour
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture
alternately with lemon juice. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until
stiff; fold into batter. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 2/3
full. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at
375 for 15-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes
before removing from pan to wire rack.
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