Raspberry Surprise Muffins taste great and are easy to make! You'll enjoy their light almond flavor and raspberry jam inside. Makes 1 dozen.
Preheat oven to 400°F, Line a 12 cup standard muffin pan with paper liners (or use non-stick spray).
Measure flour, ⅔ cup of sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Stir until combined. Add milk, melted butter, egg, vanilla and almond extracts. Stir batter only until ingredients are combined and moistened. Don't overmix batter.
Spoon batter into muffin cups only until HALFWAY FULL. Top the batter in each muffin cup with one teaspoon of raspberry jam. Finish filling muffin cups with remaining batter (dividing it evenly) to cover the jam.
Sprinkle each muffin with reserved 2 Tablespoons of granulated sugar, dividing sugar evenly between the muffins. NOTE: If desired, you can also add thinly sliced almonds to the top of the muffins before baking (OPTIONAL).
Bake muffins at 400°F. for 15-17 minutes (or more, if necessary). When done, a toothpick inserted into the top of a muffin should come out clean. Tops of the muffins should be light golden brown in color. Transfer muffin pan to wire rack and let muffins cool (in the pan) for 5 minutes. Transfer muffins out of the pan to wire rack to finish cooling. Serve and enjoy. (NOTE: Leftover muffins freeze well, if wrapped tightly and stored in the freezer in an airtight container or bag!)
NOTE: Caloric calculation made using 1% milk.
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