Pumpkin Surprise Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar, plus
3 tablespoons sugar, divided
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree or 1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup sour cream
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, melted
6 tablespoons apricot preserves, divided
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 12 cubes
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

In a bowl, combine the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger. In another bowl, beat eggs, pumpkin, sour cream, and 3 tablespoons preserves. Stir in dry ingredients just until moistened.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full. Place a cream cheese cube and 3/4 teaspoon of preserves in each. Top with remaining batter. Sprinkle with almonds and remaining sugar.
Bake at 400\u00b0F for 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.