Layered Pumpkin Loaf

Chef.Jules's Note:

You'll love the surprise inside this delicious, smart-choice pumpkin bread: a creamy center.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 16

Yield: 1.0 slice e ...

• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 4 egg whites, divided
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (I like Calumet brand)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) package neufchatel cheese, softened (Philadelphia brand, 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese)

Directions:

1. PREHEAT oven to 350ºF.
2. Grease a nonstick 9x5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
3. Mix pumpkin, 1 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, 3 of the egg whites, milk and oil in large bowl.
4. Add flour, baking powder, pie spice and salt; stir just until moistened.
5. Set aside.
6. Beat Neufchatel cheese, remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and the remaining egg white with wire whisk until well blended.
7. SPOON half of the pumpkin batter into prepared pan; spoon Neufchatel cheese mixture evenly over the batter.
8. Cover with remaining pumpkin batter.
9. BAKE 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minute or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Run knife or thin spatula around edges of pan to loosen bread; cool in pan on wire rack 10 minute
11. Remove bread from pan to wire rack; cool completely.

Reviews

[FrenchBunny]

This was absolutely wonderful. I did use regular cream cheese because I can never find neufchatel. I used an immersion blender to blend the cream cheese mixture, the whisk just didn't do it. I love the blend of flavors of this loaf. Thanks for this recipe Chef.Jules. Made for Fall Pac'09

[Starrynews]

I got this same recipe from Kraft Food & Family. It's great! I added one extra teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice to the bread and a teaspoon of vanilla to the cream cheese mixture. It also took my oven an hour and a half to bake it all the way through, but the rave reviews at the brunch I served it at were well worth the wait!

[Chef Prissy in Central Ohio]

I must have done something wrong even though I followed the recipe exactly. The outer layer...the bread part tasted good but the center wasn't creamy at all. It was clumpy and broke into pieces all over the place. I will admit I am a somewhat inexperienced baker so could have been something I did wrong. Doubt I will be making this again. Thanks for submitting it, was worth a try for a pumpkin roll type dessert. Prissy