Recipe For Cooking Jam And Cheese Loaf

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Jam and Cheese Loaf

1 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 C. warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
2 1/2 C. biscuit baking mix
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 egg, beaten
8 oz. cream cheese
1/3 C. sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 C. strawberry preserves

Dissolve yeast in warm water, let stand 5 min. Add biscuit mix, 1 Tbsp. sugar and egg, stir well. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a well-prepared bowl, turning to grease top; cover and chill 8 hr..

Punch dough down, and turn out onto a lightly prepared cookie sheet; roll into a14 x 9-in. rectangle.

Combine cream cheese, 1/3 C. sugar and lemon juice; beat at med. speed with electric mixer until smooth. Spread mixture 2 in. wide lengthwise down center of dough. Make 3-in. cuts into dough at 1-in. intervals on long sides. Fold and over-lap strips diagonally over filling in a braided fashion. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees F), free from drafts, for 45 min. or until doubled in bulk.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 min.

Remove from oven, spoon preserves down center. Return to oven an additional 5 min.

Remove from oven and let stand 10 min. before serving.

Makes approximately one 14-in. loaf.