Ingredients
Streusel Topping:
- 1/2 Stick unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 Cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of salt
Bread:
- 1 3/4 Cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Stick unsalted butter
- 1 Cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 Cup milk
Cheese Swirl:
- 8 oz. Cream cheese
- 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F
- In a Large Mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and pumpkin & beat until thoroughly combined.
- Once combined, add in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, spices and salt slowly and mix until fully incorporated.
To make the Cream Cheese filling
- Take the Cream cheese, sugar, Egg & Teaspoon vanilla and mix until free of lumps and fully smooth, set aside.
To make the streusel topping,
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar, salt & cinnamon
- Stir in the melted butter and then the flour last, mix well, then set aside.
To Assemble
- Grease a loaf pan and pour only half of the bread batter into the pan
- Gently add ALMOST all of the cream cheese filling and spread on top, reserving 1/4.
- Use a knife to swirl it slightly, not too much though!
- Top with the remaining pumpkin bread batter
- take the remaining cream cheese filling and do the same, swirling lightly with a bread knife.
- Finally, sprinkle on the streusel topping.
- Bake for 45 minutes -1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- Allow to cool before removing from the loaf pan.
- ENJOY!
Source : allrecipes.com