Ribbon Pumpkin Bread
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Ribbon Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- Bread
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 2/3 cups plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- In a small bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour together, add egg and orange zest, mix to blend and set aside.
- In large bowl, mix pumpkin, oil and eggs.
- Add sugar, flour, soda, salt, spices and nuts, if using, stir just till blended.
- Pour half this mixture into 2 greased and floured 7 1/2"x 3 1/2" loaf pans.
- Spread half the filling mixture over batter in each pan, add remaining batter to cover the filling layer.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees, till loaves test done with pick.
- Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans