Prickly Pear Quick Coffee Cake Braid

• 2 cups (475 ml) flour
• 3 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 c butter
• 3 oz (84 grm) cream cheese
• 1/3 c milk
• 1/2 c preserves--any flavor you choose
• sliced almonds
• powdered sugar glaze

1. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
2. Cut in butter and cream cheese until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Blend in milk.
4. Knead 8-10 times on lightly floured surface.
5. On cookie sheet sprayed with PAM roll dough into a 12 X 8" rectangle.
6. Spread preserves down center third of dough.
7. Make 2 1/2" cuts at 1" intervals on sides.
8. Fold strips over filling, alternating sides.
9. Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes.
10. Drizzle the warm coffee cake with simple powdered sugar glaze.
11. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.

flour, baking powder, salt, butter, cream cheese, milk, preserves, almonds, powdered sugar glaze

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/0009B4 (may not work)