Filling Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
Batter Ingredients:
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar
Mix filling ingredients with mixer. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil bottoms only of medium muffin tins. Beat eggs; stir in milk and oil; set aside. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until well blended. Pour liquids, all at once, into flour mixture; stir until moistened. Fill muffin cups about 1/2 full. Spoon 1 teaspoon filling onto batter. Top with batter to 3/4 full. Bake 30-35 minutes. Don't brown; should be light in color. Roll hot muffins in powdered sugar. Yields about 8.