Spiced Pumpkin Bread With Orange Cream Cheese Recipe
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1/3 c. Butter or possibly margarine, softened
- 1 1/4 c. Sugar
- 1 c. Sold pack pumpkin
- 1 x Egg
- 1 3/4 c. All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Grnd cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1/2 c. Dry currants
- 1/2 c. Minced pecans
- 1 pkt (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
- 3 Tbsp. Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Grated orange peel
- 1 tsp Lowfat milk, (up to 2 tsp.)
Directions
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar till light; add in pumpkin and egg, mixing well. In a medium bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and baking pwdr; gradually add in to butter mix, mixing till well blended. Stir in currants and pecans.
- Pour batter into a greased 8x4-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 1 to 1 1/4 hrs our till a wooden toothpic inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cold in pan on wire rack 15 min. Remove from pan; cold completely on wire rack. Serve with Orange Cream Cheese.
- To make Orange Cream Cheese: In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except lowfat milk. Stir till smooth. Stir in 1 to 2 tsp. lowfat milk to make spreading consistency.
- For holiday gift giving, place wrapped bread in a decorative basket along with a container of Orange Cream Cheese.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 81g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 311 | |
| Calories from Fat 121 | 39% |
| Total Fat 13.9g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 7.19g | 29% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium 279mg | 12% |
| Potassium 119mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 43.79g | 12% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.2g | 4% |
| Sugars 28.91g | 19% |
| Protein 4.01g | 6% |
