PUMPKIN CHEESE BREAD WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Pumpkin Cheese Bread with Streusel Topping image

Provided by Nor Mac

Time 1h50m

Number Of Ingredients 25

1/4 c granulated sugar
1/4 c light brown sugar
3 Tbsp real maple syrup or 2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
3 Tbsp flour
1 1/4 pkg cream cheese
FILLING
BREAD PORTION INGREDIENTS
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 c regular flour
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c real pumpkin puree
2 eggs large
1/2 c cooking oil. i use canola
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c raisins
1 c toasted pecans
STREUSEL TOPPING
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp butter
4-5 Tbsp flour
1/4 c chopped pecans not toasted

Steps:

1. Preheat oven 325 degree'a. Butter and flour Loaf pan. Toast your Pecans in oven for 10 minutes.Remove from oven and chop and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl mix all cheese cake ingredients at top of recipe. Beat on low speed until well combined.Set bowl aside.
3. in a bowl mix all dry ingredients together and set aside.
4. 3rd bowl mix Pumpkin,eggs,oil,and sugar with paddle attachment,or use rubber spatula and beat by hand for a couple minutes.
5. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture slowly, a little at a time. Mix all ingredients well. Add your Pecans you toasted earlier,and raisins. combine in to bread mixture.
6. Take half the bread mixture and spread it in to the bottom of the pan. Top with cheese cake layer evenly and gently so not to mix in to pumpkin.Top with remaining pumpkin bread batter ingredients.
7. mix the streusel topping together and don't forget the 1/4 cup of pecans. Do not toast these pecans . They will toast while baking. Sprinkle on top of loaf and put in oven and bake for 90 minutes
8. Remove from oven and cool on rack. Cut in to slices and enjoy!