Brunch Cream Cheese Muffins

Cream cheese filled muffins.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil bottoms only of medium muffin tins.

Step: 2

Mix together cream cheese, 1/4 cup white sugar, lemon peel, vanilla, and 1 egg with an electric mixer. Set filling aside.

Step: 3

In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/3 cup white sugar, baking powder, and salt until well blended. Beat remaining egg, and stir in milk and oil; pour into flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Fill muffin cups about 1/2 full. Spoon 1 teaspoon filling onto batter. Top with batter to 3/4 full.

Step: 4

Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Don’t brown these; muffins should be light in color. Roll while still hot in sifted confectioners' sugar.

Per Serving: 386 calories; protein 6.6g; carbohydrates 44.2g; fat 20.6g; cholesterol 63.7mg; sodium 397.2mg.

The quality of the flour could make a real difference to your bread. Different makers do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard dough flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal bread , which not always getting bigger as well as clear bread.

To made this in a breadmaker , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the makers instructions.

A bread first rising can be make in the fridge 24 hours . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great timesaver , as you can work it night before , then clear it off the next day.