Pumpkin Cheese Bread I

Cream cheese in this nutty pumpkin bread gives it a smooth tang and sets it apart from the crowd. Two loaves mean there is more to go around.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 421 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup margarine, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin puree
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar, cream cheese and margarine. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in pumpkin; mixing until completely incorporated. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and cloves. Mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture; stirring just until moistened. Fold in the walnuts. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.

Step 3

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes then remove from pans to cool completely on a wire rack.