Microsoft.DesktopBridge.props Not Found when creating Windows Application Packaging Project from custom template

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I added a Windows Application Packaging Project to my Visual Studio solution called "Installer". Then I used that project to create a template using the Visual Studio Project "Create Template" option. When I try to use that template to create a project in another solution, it fails with the following error.

The template "Installer Project" was created successfully.
Invalid project `C:\git\Test Windows App\src\Installer\Installer.wapproj`. The imported project "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.100\Microsoft\DesktopBridge\Microsoft.DesktopBridge.props" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.100\Microsoft\DesktopBridge\\Microsoft.DesktopBridge.props" is correct, and that the file exists on disk.  C:\git\Test Windows App\src\Installer\Installer.wapproj.

I'm using Visual Studio Enterprise 2019 Version 16.8.2 to create the template. I create the project using PowerShell

dotnet new -i .\
dotnet new mlknwindowsinstaller

I have several other projects that I have created templates for and they all work.

The Installer.wapproj file has the following

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '' or '$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '15.0'">
    <VisualStudioVersion>15.0</VisualStudioVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
.
.
.
<PropertyGroup>
    <WapProjPath Condition="'$(WapProjPath)'==''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\DesktopBridge\</WapProjPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(WapProjPath)\Microsoft.DesktopBridge.props" />
.
.
.
<ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Client\Client.csproj">
      <DesktopBridgeSelfContained>True</DesktopBridgeSelfContained>
      <DesktopBridgeIdentifier>win-x64</DesktopBridgeIdentifier>
      <Properties>DesktopBridgeSelfContained=%(DesktopBridgeSelfContained);DesktopBridgeIdentifier=%(DesktopBridgeIdentifier)</Properties>
      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>True</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
    </ProjectReference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(WapProjPath)\Microsoft.DesktopBridge.targets" />
</Project>

I have checked the indicated location and those files are not there.

Microsoft.DesktopBridge.props Not Found when creating Windows Application Packaging Project from custom template

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