Pumpkin Ribbon Bread

By á-48386

makes 2 loaves

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 2 packages (3 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp grated orange peel
• Bread:
• 1 cup cooked pumpkin
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Filling:
Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour together in a small bowl. Add egg; mix to blend. Stir in orange peel; set aside.

Bread:
Combine pumpkin, oil, and eggs in large bowl. Add sugar, salt, cloves, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, and pecans; mix to blend.
Pour 1/4 of batter into 2 greased & floured 7-1/2 x 3-1/3 loaf pans.
Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over batter. Add remaining batter, covering filling.
Bake at 325 for 1-1/2 hours, or until bread tests done with wooden pick. Cool for 10 mins. before removing from pans. Store in fridge.