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Pumpkin Swirl Bread

Source of Recipe


Taste of Home



List of Ingredients



• -- Filling --
  
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 Tbsp milk
  
• .
  
• -- Bread --
  
• 3 cups sugar
  
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 1 cup canola oil
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  
• 2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1 tsp ground cloves
  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  
• 1 cup raisins
  
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 8- x 4-inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth.
   
   
2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil and water until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, pie spice, soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves; slowly beat into pumpkin mixture. Stir in walnuts, raisins and dates. Pour half of batter into prepared pans, dividing evenly. Spoon filling over batter. Cover filling completely with remaining batter.
   
   
3. Bake 65 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in bread portion comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Wrap in foil; refrigerate until serving.
   
   Makes 3 loaves (16 slices each).