Pumpkin Ribbon Bread

[kirra]

Pumpkin Ribbon Bread

Ingredients:

Filling:

2 pkg (3oz ea.) cream cheese softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbs flour
1 egg
2 tsp grated orange peel (opt)

Bread:

1 cup of pumpkin
1/2 cup veg. oil
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation:

For filling beat cream cheese sugar and flour together, add eggs. Mix. Stir in orange peel. Set aside.

Make bread by combining pumpkin, oil, and eggs, salt, cloves, cinnamon, flour, baking soda and pecans. Mix to blend. Pour 1/4 of batter into 2 greased and floured 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 loaf pans. Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over the batter. Add remaining batter, covering filling. Bake 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hr. or until test done with pick. Cool 10 min. before removing from the pan. Store in refrigerator.