Lemony Cream Cheese Muffins with Streusel Topping

• 3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 lemon plus zest ( can use concentrated lemon juice )
• 1 You can always use more lemon if desired. Just add to suit your taste

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. MUFFINS:
3. Line your muffin tin with liners.
4. In a large bowl, mix together 3 cups of the flour, salt, baking powder and 1 cup sugar.
5. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and milk.
6. Mix well.
7. Mix the wet ingredients with the dry until just moist.
8. Add the juice and zest from the lemon and stir until incorporated.
9. In another bowl, combine cream cheese and 1 cup sugar.
10. Mix 1/2 of the mixture gently into muffin batter.
11. Fill lined muffin tins 1/2 full of batter.
12. Spoon the remaining cream cheese mixture in center of each batter filled muffin cup.
13. STREUSEL TOPPING::
14. 1/2 cup all purpose flour
15. 1/4 cup softened butter
16. 1 cup sugar
17. Mix ingredients until crumbly.
18. Generously top each muffin with streusel topping.
19. Bake 25-30 minutes.

flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, eggs, vegetable oil, cream cheese, butter, lemon plus zest, always

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/343612-lemony-cream-cheese-muffins-with-streusel-topping (may not work)