Cream Cheese and Strawberry Jam Muffins

Cream cheese and strawberry jam are a great duo - especially when placed inside muffins.

Enjoy these at breakfast with a tall glass of milk or a hot cup of coffee.

If you wish, after removing them from the oven, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Ingredients:

6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 egg
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup strawberry jam

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375° F.

In a bowl, using electric mixer, beat the cheese and the confectioners' sugar until creamy.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.

In a third bowl (batter), beat on low speed, the egg, milk, brown sugar, butter and vanilla extract. Stir into the dry ingredients.

Spoon the batter into muffin cups - 1/2 full.

Top with approximately 1 1/2 tablespoon of the cream mixture; top 1 teaspoon of jam over top of cream mixture; spoon more batter over jam (2/3 full).

Bake for 20 minutes or until muffins tops are lightly golden brown. Cool in pan. Remove muffins and cool on a wire rack.