Apricot Cheese Loaf - cooking recipe

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
Preparation
    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.

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