Spiced Pumpkin Bread With Orange Cream Cheese

* Exported from MasterCook *

Spiced Pumpkin Bread With Orange Cream Cheese

Recipe By : Lisa-Fabfood
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/3 cup butter or margarine -- softened (2/3
-- stick)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup solid pack pumpkin
1 egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup dried currants
1/2 cup chopped pecans
orange cream cheese -- (recipe follows)

Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light; add pumpkin and
egg,
mixing well. In medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt,
baking powder, ginger and allspice; gradually add to butter mixture, mixing
until well blended. Stir in currants and pecans. Pour batter into greased 8
x
4-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350øF for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until wooden pick
inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes.
Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Serve with Orange Cream
Cheese.
Orange cream cheese: In medium bowl, combine 1 package cream cheese,
softened,
3 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract and 1 teaspoon freshly
grated orange peel; stir until smooth. Stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons milk to make
spreading consistency. Hint: For holiday gift giving, place wrapped bread in
a
decorative basket along with a container of Orange Cream Cheese.

Posted to Fabfood By Lisa List-Owner <MeLizaJane@aol.com> May 1998




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