Pumpkin bread with maple syrup and cream cheese

Soft and moist sweet pumpkin bread with cinnamon and vanilla cream cheese.  Perfect for breakfast or with a cup of tea!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/2 tsp bicarb. of soda
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• pinch of salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp mixed spice
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

For the cheese swirl:

• 200g cream cheese
• 6 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 1/2 tbsp plain flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract

To make the cheese mixture mix the cream cheese, maple syrup, vanilla, flour and an egg until smooth and well combined and set aside.

In a bowl combine the sugar, pumpkin puree, an egg and oil and mix until fluffy and well combined.  Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.  

Pour half of the mixture into a lined 10cm x 22cm tin, then pour the cheese mixture over it and top with the remaining pumpkin batter.   

Bake in a pre-heated oven at 160C for 40-60 minutes.  Leave to cool before cutting.

Enjoy!