1 pk (3-ounce) cream cheese
     2 c  Packaged biscuit mix
   1/3 c  Milk
   1/3 c  Raspberry preserves
   3/4 c  Sifted powdered sugar
   1/2 ts Vanilla
     1 ts Milk (up to 3)
     1 tb Sliced almonds; toasted
          -(optional)
 I recently got a new cookbook (actually I got 4 new cookbooks!) and thought
 that I would share a recipe from it with you. This is from the Better Home
 and Gardens 75 years of All-Time Favorites.
 In a medium mixing bowl cut cream cheese into biscuit mix until crumbly.
 Stir in the 1/3 cup milk. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; knead
 gently 8 to 10 strokes. On waxed paper roll dough to a 12X8-inch rectangle.
 Turn onto a greased baking sheet; remove paper. Spread preserves down
 center of dough. Make 2 & 1/2-inch-long cuts, at 1-inch intervals, from
 edges of long sides toward the center. Starting at an end, alternately fold
 opposite strips of dough, at an angle, across the filling. Slightly press
 ends together in the center to seal. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 15 to 17
 minutes or until golden brown. In a small mixing bowl combine powdered
 sugar, vanilla, and enough of the 1 to 3 teaspoons milk to make it of
 drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm coffee cake. If desired, sprinkle
 with almonds.
Makes 12 servings.
 Nutrition facts per serving: 158 calories, 5 g total fat (2 g saturated
 fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 259 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g
 protein.
                 
                 Yields       
                1 Servings