Apricot Cheese Loaf

Name: Apricot Cheese Loaf
Total time: 85
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup boiling water; 1 cup dried apricots, chopped; 3 tablespoons margarine; 0.5 cup cream cheese, softened; 1 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped

Recipe by Carol from allrecipes.com

Snack 1 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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1 cup boiling water
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1 cup dried apricots, chopped
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3 tablespoons margarine
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0.5 cup cream cheese, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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2 eggs

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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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0.5 teaspoon baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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1 cup dates, pitted and chopped

Instructions

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.