Name: Apricot Cheese Loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Boiling water - 1 cup; Dried apricots, chopped - 1 cup; Margarine - 3 tablespoons; Cream cheese, softened - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Apricot Cheese Loaf

1. Boiling water 1 cup

2. Dried apricots, chopped 1 cup

3. Margarine 3 tablespoons

4. Cream cheese, softened ½ cup

5. White sugar 1 cup

6. Eggs 2

7. All-purpose flour 2 cups

8. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

9. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

10. Salt ½ teaspoon

11. Dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Apricot Cheese Loaf

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

2 . Stage

Pour boiling water over apricot pieces in a small bowl. Cool.

3 . Stage

In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and dates.

4 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine, cream cheese, and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Stir in cooled apricots and water. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn batter into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

5 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until it tests done. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack. Cool.