Pumpkin Ribbon Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons orange zest (optional)
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 beat together cream cheese, sugar, and flour in medium bowl.
• 2 add egg and mix well.
• 3 add orange peel and stir. set aside.
• 4 combine pumpkin, oil, and eggs in large mixing bowl.
• 5 stir in sugar, salt, cloves, and cinammon and mix well.
• 6 stir in flour and baking soda.
• 7 blend in pecans.
• 8 pour half of the batter inat a greased and floured 9x5 loaf pan.
• 9 carefully spread cream cheese mixture over batter.
• 10 add remaining batter and spread to cover cream cheese mixture.
• 11 bake for 90 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick tests clean.
• 12 cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on rack.