Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 grease and lightly flour 9 large muffin cups.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine the flour and next 3 ingredients; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and sugar together, using an electric mixer on medium speed, for 3 minutes.
• 4 add in the eggs; beat well.
• 5 add the dry ingredients in two parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla; mix to combine after each addition.
• 6 spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
• 7 drop 3 small dollops (about a teaspoonful each) of raspberry preserves onto the top of each bun.
• 8 using the tip of a sharp knife, swirl the preserves into the batter, forming a decorative pattern.
• 9 bake in a 350° oven for 25-30 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• 10 allow buns to cool for about 30 minutes before sprinkling with confectioners' sugar and serving.