Recipe - Muffin Surprise

1 One half cup Allpurpose flour
2 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Oat bran
One half cup Packed light brown sugar
1 cup Milk
1/3 cup Vegetable oil
2 Eggs; lightly beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 pack (3 ounces) CREAM CHEESE
Three fourths cup Apricotpineapple jam

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 12 (2 1/2inch) muffin cups. Combine
flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Stir in oat bran and brown
sugar. Combine milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla in small bowl. Stir milk
mixture into dry ingredients just until moistened. Cut cream cheese into 12
equal pieces. Spoon about One half of batter into prepared muffin cups, filling
to 1/3 full. Spoon about 1 Tablespoon jam on top of batter. Top with 1
piece of cream cheese. Spoon remaining batter over jam and cheese, filling
each muffin cup 2/3 full. Bake about 14 to 16 minutes or until browned.

Makes 12 muffins

Experiment with the jam of your choice. These muffins need no butter or
extra jam; they are perfect for a buffet.

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "Bonnie"
solomon1@kcsnet.com on Nov 5, 1997