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Oatmeal-Cream Cheese Muffins

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg

Topping

• 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, cut into 12 cubes
• 3 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1. In a medium bowl, mix together oats and milk. Let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 12 standard size muffin-pan cups or line with paper liners.
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir brown sugar, oil, and egg into oat mixture.
4. Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Add oat mixture all at once to well, tossing with a fork until dry ingredients are just moistened. (Do not overmix.)
5. Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. For filling, place 1 cream cheese cube on top of batter in each cup. Spoon remaining batter evenly into pan, filling cups three-quarters full.
6. To prepare topping, mix together oats, brown sugar, and nutmeg. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter.  
7. Bake muffins until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool slightly. Turn muffins out onto rack to cool completely.