Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)

Preparation

Preheat oven 375\u00b0F.
Grease and flour (or use cooking spray) bottom and sides of 12 muffin tins.
Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; reserve 1 cup of mixture setting aside.
To crumb mixture in bowl add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, 1 egg and almond extract blending well.
Divide among 12 to 14 muffin cups.
Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 egg and pour over batter in pan. Sprinkle reserved 1 cup of crumb mixture over all.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes.