Cream Cheese-Filled Pumpkin Bread

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Cream cheese filled pumpkin bread

yield: MAKES 1 LARGE LOAF AND 1 SMALL LOAF

 

prep time: 20 MINUTES

 

cook time: 55-60 MINUTES

 

total time: 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES

Ingredients:

• For the bread:
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• For filling:
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 3/4 cup powder sugar

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350°.

In a large bowl mix together with beater eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla. Fold in pumpkin. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Then stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture.

In separate bowl mix together with beater the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Place in a ziplock bag and then cut off the tip, to make it easier to spread over the pumpkin mixture.

Grease your pans and then fill the pan half way with the pumpkin mixture. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top. Then pour the pumpkin mixture over the top of the cream cheese filling (no more than 3/4 the way full). Bake for 55-65 minutes. For the small loaf pan bake for 25-35 minutes, or until a tooth pick comes clean.

It has crept up on me...

Fall, that glorious golden season has arrived! I love the crisp air, the beautiful light,
and the changing of the leaves....the scent of woodsmoke in the air, the honking of the
geese as they wing overhead. It truly is a glorious season! I hope you are enjoying it!

Current Events...

It seems as though I've been doing this alot lately-downloading pics and just doing one huge post to include them all--but, it's either that, or nothing due to time constraints! :)

Chippy got a little extra attention while his pal Bingley had surgery/neutering last week

Poor Bingley is trying to adjust to "life with a lampshade" right now

(you can also see his front leg was shaved for the iv)

Brad was finally successful in finding a used snowblower to

try and boost his employment during the winter months

We think Bing is cute-even with his "shade"

In further preparation for winter--we got our firewood over the weekend

Bri and I were busy harvesting our herbs

basil, rosemary, parsley and apple mint

Brad is busy working on his shed

Dad was kind enough to lend him a hand

We have spinach growing in the garden

I also planted garlic on Saturday--in between these rows

Calendula still blooms!

Marigolds are too

The kids did a surprise "Parent Appreciation Night"

last week, these are the beautiful flowers they gave me

Nasturtium still has lots of life left

Here's the herb basket Bri picked

(the purple is lavender)

Sunday we were blessed to be part of a lovely 50th anniversary celebration

Above, Anna gets everything ready for her parents

(the bride being honored is her Mom -standing on the far left)

This couple used to be Amish, and this "Wedding Corner" was

set up Amish style by their daughter (it was lovely!)

Some of the young people from our church

enjoying fellowship

Lovely Amy

Beautiful Susan

Table decorations

Brad "trying" to look innocent

...he must have done something!

Adorable Isaiah

Dashing Daniel

Sweet Jen

Nate--interesting pose! lol

Loved these table favors...

note the dainty hanky!

These were on the Wedding Corner tables

Here are the Bride and Groom on their

50th wedding Anniversary

Isn't that cake lovely?

May the Lord continue to bless them!

October "Catch Up"

We've had such a busy October so far!

 I thought I'd post a few of the "highlights" here and touch base with you!

We had the opportunity to go to Sight & Sound

We saw "Joseph" which was wonderfully done,

and had a very inspiring message!

The theatre is lovely!

Bri and Brad before the production began

We ran into some dear friends while there!

(some of our church friends that attended aren't pictured here...we didn't catch up w/them until later)

Beautiful sunset outside after the show

 The next day we left for a camping trip with our church at beautiful Lums Pond
we broke in our new roomy tent!

Everyone seemed to enjoy the fishing!

There were dog agility trials over at the other side of  Lum's Pond--so,

we popped over for a little bit to watch

 Fun playing games

 And riding bikes!

MMmmmmmm S'Mores

 We ate sooo good on this trip! Yum!

The last morning we had the blessing of having church at the campground
One of our families who couldn't camp, made the trip for church and
all the young people are pictured here



"Church pews" for the day

Pastor Kirk doing an object lesson

We had a wonderful time of fellowship on our camping trip!

We're having a great October...hope you are too!