Still tired from my NEW JERSEY TRIP ! I wanted to call in sick but I have 4 meetings today. I called my mom to check how she is -- I get worried about her health condition nowadays and I feel comforted with the sound of her voice telling me stories about her daily shopping spree - - so it's a good sign!
My first conference call will start at 8:30 CT so I have time to bake this cream cheese muffin ...
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flour
3/4 cup plus 3 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
6 tbsp butter, cut up
1 cup buttermilk
3 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp grated orange peel
1 egg
4 ounces cream cheese, cut into 12 cubes
STREUSEL TOPPING: Mix together
1/3 cup flour
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp butter, melted
HERE'S HOW:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin cups with non stick cooking spray
- In a bowl, combine flour,3/4 cup sugar, baking powder and baking soda until mixture is crumbly
- In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, orange juice, orange peel and egg together.
- Stir in buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients
- Fill muffin cups 3/4 full
- Dip each cube of cream cheese into the remaining 3 tbsp sugar and press into batter
- Make streusel topping and spread evenly on top of muffin cups
- Bake for 15-20 minutes
