pumpkin cream cheese bread

Recipe by
Cindy Crane
Hallsville, MO

Yum, Yum You can't you go wrong with cream cheese in anything in my cookbook!

prep time 35 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For pumpkin cream cheese bread

  • FILLING
  • 1 pkg
    cream cheese (8 oz)
  • 1/2 c
    sugar (for sweeter make it 3/4 cup)
  • 1 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • BREAD
  • 1 2/3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 1/4 c
    pumkin puree, canned or homemade
  • 1/2 c
    canola oil or olive oil
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts
  • CINNAMON GLAZE
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 to 21/2 Tbsp
    half and half
  • 1/2 to1 tsp
    cinnamon (1/2 may be enough for some)
  • 1/2 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts

How To Make pumpkin cream cheese bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 x 3 inch loaf pans. In a medium mixing bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, flour, egg and vanilla; beat until smooth and creamy, set aside.
  • 2
    In another medium bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, canola oil, eggs and sugar; beat well. Stir the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture just until it is combined. Fold in nuts.
  • 3
    Pour half of the pumpkin batter evenly into the two prepared loaf pans. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of the pumpkin batter layer. Pour the remaining pumpkin batter over the top of the cream cheese layer. If you don't have enough that is o.k. because you will take a knife and swirl the two layers together creating a marble effect.
  • 4
    Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes; remove to a rack to cool completely. While waiting for the bread to cool mix the cinnamon glaze; Combine the powdered sugar and half and half, blending well; then add cinnamon and mix until smooth and creamy. Drizzle over the completely cooled loaves and then sprinkle with nuts.

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