Pumpkin Swirl Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• blend cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 beaten egg. set aside.
• combine flour, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, baking soda, salt, and spices. set aside.
• combine pumpkin, butter or margarine, beaten egg, and water. add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, mixing just until moistened. reserve 2 cups of the pumpkin batter. pour the remaining batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. pour cream cheese mixture over pumpkin batter, and top with reserved pumpkin batter. cut through batter several times with a knife for a swirl effect.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 70 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then remove from pan to cool completely.