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Apricot Cheese Loaf

"A fruit-laden and slightly tart loaf. Excellent with tea or coffee."

Ingredients :

1 cup boiling water
1 cup dried apricots, chopped
3 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dates, pitted and chopped

Instructions :

Prep : 15M	Cook : 12M	Ready in : 1H25M

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
Pour boiling water over apricot pieces in a small bowl. Cool.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and dates.
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.
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.