Fruit in the Middle Muffins

2 cups pancake mix
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Fruit preserves/jam

Heat oven to 415 degrees. Grease bottoms of muffin tin with vegetable oil. Combine pancake mix and sugar in a medium bowl. Add milk, egg and oil. Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat.

Fill each muffin cup half full with batter. Spoon 1 teaspoon of preserves into center of each. Top with remaining batter, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake 17 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12

Made with strawberry jam.