Scrumptious Pumpkin Bread

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 c. canned pumpkin
• 1 c. plus 2 T. sugar, divided
• 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
• 4 egg whites, divided
• 1/2 c. fat-free milk
• 1/4 c. canola oil
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 2-1/2 t. baking powder
• 2 t. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 c. walnut pieces
• 8-oz. pkg. Neufchâtel cheese, softened

Preparation

Step 1

Combine pumpkin, one cup sugar, brown sugar, 3 egg whites, milk and oil in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; stir into pumpkin mixture just until moistened. Stir in walnut pieces. Blend together Neufchâtel cheese, remaining sugar and egg white until smooth.

Spoon half the pumpkin mixture into a greased 9"x5" loaf pan. Spoon Neufchâtel cheese mixture over pumpkin layer; cover with remaining pumpkin mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for one hour, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove bread from pan to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Makes one loaf.