Nov 24, 2022 1 min read

Filling:

2, 3-ounce packages cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 egg

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

Bread:

1 cup cooked pumpkin

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 2/3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup chopped pecans

For the filling, beat cream cheese, sugar and flour together in a small bowl. Add egg and mix to blend. Stir in orange peel; set aside. For the bread, combine pumpkin, oil and eggs in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix to blend. Pour one-quarter of the batter into two greased and floured 7.5-by-3.5-by-3-inch loaf pans. Carefully spread filling over batter. Cover filling with remaining batter. Bake at 325 degrees for 90 minutes or until bread tests done with a wooden pick. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pans. Store in refrigerator.

Joyce Puskar

Uniontown