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Ingredients
- All purpose flour - 2cups
- Whole wheat flour - 1¼cups
- Granulated Sugar - ½cup
- Baking powder - 2½tsp
- Salt - ½tsp
- Cream cheese (regular or Neufchatel (low-fat)) - 1 8oz. package
- Unsalted Butter - 1 stick (½ cup)
- Dried Apricots - 1cup, diced
- Egg - 1 large (or use 1tbsp egg replacer whisked with 3tbsp water)
- Vanilla Extract - 2tsp
- Milk - ¼cup+1~2tbsp more, if needed
- Sparkling or Demerera Sugar - for garnish (optional)
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