Pumpkin Ribbon Bread

Have never made this recipe before. Sounds very tasty. Plan on making it for Thanksgiving.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 12-15

Ingredients

• Filling

• 6  ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons orange zest (optional)

• Pumpkin Batter

• 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

Directions

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.