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apricot-nut cheese

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Recipe by
Araxy Aykanian
@Araxlovebaking
Laguna Hills, CA

Apricot-Nut log, every Christmas and even year round I prepare as appetizer, its very easy to make and everyone like it.

yield 20 Pieces
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For apricot-nut cheese

  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 c
    moist-pack dried apricots, cut in small pieces
  • 6 Tbsp
    whole hazelnuts
  • 1/4 c
    poppy seeds
  • crackers and italian parsley for decoration

How To Make apricot-nut cheese

  • 1
    In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add apricots and beat to blend well.
  • 2
    Preheat oven F 350. Spread hazelnuts evenly on a baking sheet and bake about 10 min, or until lightly toasted. Cool. Pour nuts onto a paper towel, fold towel around nuts and rub briskly between your palms to remove as much of skins as possible. Return nuts to oven and bake 5 min. longer or until golden.Cool, chop coarsely and add to cheese.
  • 3
    On a sheet of plastic wrap or wax paper, form cheese mixture into an 8 inch-long log.
  • 4
    Sprinkle with poppy seeds over cheese log so all the sides are coated with seeds
  • 5
    Wrap log with plastic food wrap and refrigerate 5 hrs or over night.
  • 6
    To serve, place log on a cheese board and cut in about 3/8 inch thick slices. Garnish with Italian parsley. Makes about 20 pieces
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