pumpkin bread with maple cream cheese

Name: Pumpkin Bread with Maple Cream cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) sugar; 4 - eggs; 1 can(s) pumpkin puree (2 cups fresh puree); 1 cup(s) butter melted; 1/2 cup(s) water; 3 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cloves; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1 teaspoon(s) ginger; 1 cup(s) nuts, chopped (optional); ## MAPLE CREAM CHEESE; 4 ounce(s) cream cheese, room temperature; 2 tablespoon(s) butter, room temperature; 4 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon(s) maple extract

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Cathy Smith

Cooper now in Columbus Ga., TX

Updated on Sep 24, 2013

Humbleness is a great gift, and ordinarily I never think I make the best of anything, it is the best I know how to make but not necessarily the best. However, let me do say I do believe I make the best pumpkin bread. My grand daughter also thinks it is the best, she says I try others but yours is always so moist and so tender and so much flavor... No I didn't pay her and you can never shut a 15 year old up and they always think everyone else does it better.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

method Bake

yield well 10-12 other people but 6 of my family over 3 days

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
4 - eggs
1 can pumpkin puree (2 cups fresh puree)
1 cup butter melted
1/2 cup water
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ginger
1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
MAPLE CREAM CHEESE
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
4 tablespoons sugar
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon maple extract

How To Make pumpkin bread with maple cream cheese

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two loaf pans or a bundt pan by lightly oiling it and lightly flouring it. Altho I must admit last night I did not use flour at all. But I do have the original heavy duty Bundt pan.

Step 2

Mix flour, salt, baking soda and all spices. Remove 1/2 cup and set both aside.
Step 3

Cream eggs with sugar until light and lemon colored, 3-5 minutes. Add pumpkin and mix well.
Step 4

Add the larger amount of flour and blend well.
Step 5

Mix water with butter and add to the batter slowly while mixing.
Step 6

Sprinkle the remaining flour over nuts and stir. Then stir into batter by hand so as not to break up nuts.
Step 7

Pour into prepared loaf pans or Bundt pan. Bake for 60-75 minutes or until done.
Step 8

For Maple Cream Cheese, mix all ingredients well. Beat till creamy.
Step 9

Notes: I do not use nuts but you could also use pepitos if desired. Also if you do not like a certain spice you can always change it to more of your favorite or try something totally new like Cardamom.I have also taken sugar and added a few drops of maple flavor and mixed it thorougly to make a maple sugar and sprinkled it in the pan before adding the batter to the pan instead of flour.
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