Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Bread

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

1 HR 15 MIN

Servings

32 Servings


Ingredients

1/2 cup

(1 stick) butter or margarine, softened

2-1/2 cups

sugar

4 

eggs

1 can

(15 oz.) pumpkin

3-1/2 cups

flour

2 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

salt

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/4 tsp

ground cloves

1 cup

pecan pieces


Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in pumpkin. Gradually add combined dry ingredients, mixing after each addition just until moistened. Stir in nuts.

Step 2

Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Step 3

Bake 55 min.or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.