1/3 c Cream cheese 2 ts Baking powder
2 tb Icing sugar 1/4 ts Salt
1/3 c Butter, softened 2/3 c Milk
2/3 c Packed brown sugar 1/3 c Whole cherry jam
1 ea Egg 2 tb Pecans, finely chopped
1 ts Grated orange rind Optional
2 c All-purpose flour
Blend cream cheese with icing sugar; set aside. Cream together
butter and brown sugar; beat in egg and orange rind. Combine flour,
baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk,
stirring until just blended. Do not overmix.
Spoon into large greased muffin tins, filling halfway to top. Add 1
ts of the cream cheese mixture and 1 ts of the jam to each; top with
remaining batter. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake in 375 F over for 25-30
minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove immediately from tins.
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Yields
12 servings