Cranberry And Cream Cheese Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth; set aside.
• Place the bread mix in another bowl.
• Combine the milk, oil, orange juice and egg; stir into bread mix just until moistened.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full with batter.
• Place 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture in the center of each; top with remaining batter.
• In small bowl mix remaining sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle sugar mixture over top of batter.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18=20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.
• Fold in cranberries and pecans.
• (I put the cranberries in the food processor the first time I made them and this last time I just rough chopped them).
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
• Bake at 350 degrees 20-25 minutes or until a tooth-pick comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes before moving to wire racks.