Sweet Apple Spice Muffins

• 8 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cassia
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 cup minced apple
• 1/4 cup apple jelly, melted

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add egg, milk, extract, cinnamon, cassia, and cardamom, blending well. Fold in the minced apple.
3. Sift the dry ingredients together and gently fold in the moist ingredients. The mixture with be stiff.
4. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and bake for 20-25 minutes until barely golden. Brush with the melted apple jelly and return to the oven until golden and shiny.

cream cheese, butter, egg, milk, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground cassia, ground cardamom, apple, apple jelly

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-apple-spice-muffins-391375 (may not work)