Raspberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Buns
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
Topping
1/2 cup raspberry preserves
Garnish
confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Grease and lightly flour 9 large muffin cups.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and next 3 ingredients; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and sugar together, using an electric mixer on medium speed, for 3 minutes.
Add in the eggs; beat well.
Add the dry ingredients in two parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla; mix to combine after each addition.
Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
Drop 3 small dollops (about a teaspoonful each) of raspberry preserves onto the top of each bun.
Using the tip of a sharp knife, swirl the preserves into the batter, forming a decorative pattern.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 25-30 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
Allow buns to cool for about 30 minutes before sprinkling with confectioners' sugar and serving.