Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin, not pie filling
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the sugar, cream cheese and butter; mix until well blended.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well.
• 3 fold in the pumpkin.
• 4 sift together the dry ingredients and add to pupkin mixture; mix just until well moistened.
• 5 fold in pecans.
• 6 pour batter into two greased and floured 9x5" loaf pans.
• 7 bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• 8 allow to cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.