STRAWBERRY CREAM MUFFINS



2 cups flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons butter, melted

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup milk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 pint strawberries

8 ounces cream cheese



Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.



Sift together all the dry ingredients. Make a well in the center.

Blend in remaining ingredients except strawberries and cream cheese.

Spoon batter into a wax paper-lined 12-unit muffin pan. Place 1 or 2

berries in the center of the batter in each muffin mold.



Whip the cream cheese and place in a small pastry bag with a number 4

tip. Squeeze about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese into and on top of

strawberries. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.



Yields 12 (2 to 4 ounce) muffins or 6 (6 to 8 ounce) muffins.