Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread Lightened Up Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 egg and orange zest; beat until smooth. Set aside. Sift together 1 2/3 cup flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and pumpkin pie spice; set aside
• Place pumpkin, vegetable oil, 2 eggs and 1 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat well. Stir the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture just until combined. Fold in the pecans if desired. Pour 1/2 of the pumpkin batter into the loaf pans. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of this layer and then pour on the remaining batter.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, oil, pumpkin, honey, and water, and whisk until thoroughly combined.
• Sprinkle the whole wheat flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, and salt over the wet ingredients and fold until the batter is well combined.
• Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and smooth the top into an even layer.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully unmolding.
• Let the loaf sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour before slicing.
• Enjoy!