Pumpkin Bread Swirl

Here is a family favorite recipe for your holiday enjoyment:

Pumpkin Bread Swirl

Cream cheese mixture:
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup sugar
1 egg

Bread:
1 ¾ cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup margarine, melted
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup water

Combine ingredients for cream cheese mixture until well blended. Set aside.

Combine dry ingredients.

Add pumpkin, margarine, egg and water – mixing just until moistened. Reserve 1 ½ cups pumpkin batter; pour remaining batter into a greased and floured 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.

Pour cream cheese mixture over pumpkin batter; top with reserved pumpkin batter.

Cut through baters with knife several times for a swirl effect.

Bake at 350 F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool for 5 minutes.

Remove from pan.

Makes one loaf.

Just be prepared for lots of requests to bring it to holiday events....