1 pk Cream cheese,softened
1/4 c Icing sugar
2 1/2 c Flour
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 Egg
1 1/4 c Milk
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/3 c Margarine
1/4 ts Almond extract
1/4 c Strawberry jam
Grease large muffin tins or line with paper baking cups. Blend cream
cheese and icing sugar until smooth;set aside. Combine flour, baking
powder and salt in large bowl. Mix egg, milk, brown sugar, melted
butter, and almond extract. Stir liquid mixture into dry
ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Spoon half of batter
into muffin cups. Top with 1 tb cream cheese mixture and 1 ts jam.
Spoon remaining muffin batter on top. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 C)
for about 20 minutes, or until light golden. Cool in pan 5 minutes;
remove muffins and cool on rack. Store in airtight container.
Yields
12 Servings