Pumpkin Harvest Loaf With Orange Cream Cheese Spread Food

ORANGE PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all ingredients well.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

PUMPKIN HARVEST LOAF WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• BEAT cheese, butter, brown sugar and eggs together with electric mixer until light and creamy.
• Combine next 6 dry ingredients.
• Stir into creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Mix well.
• Stir in orange rind, raisins and nuts. Spread in greased 9" x 5" (2 L) loaf pan.
• BAKE at 350°F (180°C) for 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely.
• SPREAD.
• BEAT cream cheese, icing sugar and ornage rind until well mixed . Store covered in refrigerator.
• Once loaf has cooled then spread with the ornage cream cheese spread.

SPICED PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Bread:.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loafpan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour the wax paper. Set aside.
• Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; stir well. Combine pumpkin and the next 9 ingredients in a medium mixing bowl; beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture, beating well. Stir in the pecans.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan; remove wax paper, and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cream Cheese Spread:.
• Beat the softened cream cheese at medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1/2 cup orange marmalade, beating mixture until it is well blended. Serve with the bread.

PUMPKIN PIE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Cream together cream cheese and canned pumpkin.
• Add spices and sugar,mixing well.
• Chill for at least 2 hours so flavors can meld.
• If desired sprinkle with pecans before serving.

MAPLE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix and let stand for 1 hour to meld flavors.

HARVEST LOAF

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, mixing well. Blend in eggs.
• To the butter and sugar mixture add flour mixture and pumpkin alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• Spoon into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes. Test periodically with a toothpick or cake tester until it comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire rack.