Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins

• 4
  

  ounces cream cheese, soft
  

• ¹⁄₄
  

  cup icing sugar
  

• 2 ¹⁄₂
  

  cups flour
  

• 1
  

  tablespoon baking powder
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoon salt
  

• 1
  

  egg
  

• 1 ¹⁄₄
  

  cups milk
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  cup packed light brown sugar
  

• ¹⁄₃
  

  cup butter, melted
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon lemon zest
  

• ¹⁄₄
  

  teaspoon almond extract
  

• ¹⁄₄
  

  cup strawberry jam
  

directions

• Heat oven to 375.
• In a bowl combine cream cheese and icing sugar; beat till smooth. Set aside.
• In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• in another bowl combine egg, milk, brown sugar, butter, lemon zest, almond extract. Add to flour mixture, stir just till moist.
• Spoon batter into tins, fill 1/4 full. Add 1 tbsp cream cheese mixture and 1 tbsp jam. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake 20 minutes till light brown.