| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, Dairy | Breads | 16 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/3 | c | Butter or margarine; softened |
| 1 1/4 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Sold pack pumpkin |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 3/4 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | ts | Pumpkin pie spice |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | c | Dried currants |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped pecans -Orange Cream Cheese— |
| 1 | pk | (8 oz) cream cheese; softened |
| 3 | tb | Sugar |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | ts | Grated orange peel |
| 1 | ts | Milk; (up to 2 teaspoons) |
INSTRUCTIONS
Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light; add pumpkin and egg, mixing well. In a medium bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually add to butter mixture, mixing until 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 hours our until a wooden toothpic inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Serve with Orange Cream Cheese. To make Orange Cream Cheese: In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except milk. Stir until smooth. Stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons milk to make spreading consistency. For holiday gift giving, place wrapped bread in a decorative basket along with a container of Orange Cream Cheese. NOTES : Formatted by C. Walden (and very nicely done, too!) cranew@foothill.net Recipe by: Spice Islands Recipe Leaflet Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #830 by Crane Walden <cranew@foothill.net> on Oct 7, 1997
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