Pumpkin Swirl Bread

Bread:

1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-2/3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional

Filling:

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 TBS. flour
1 egg
2 tsp. orange zest

1.  Mix together pumpkin, oil, and eggs.  Add sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.  Stir in until just moistened.  Gently stir in nut, being careful not to overmix.

2.  Set aside and mix filling.

3.  To make filling beat together cream cheese, sugar and flour.  Stir in eggs and orange zest.

4.  Grease and flour two- 7-1/2" x 3" loaf pans.  Pour 1/4 of pumpkin batter into each pan.  Divide filling mixture and carefully spread over batter in pans.  Place remaining batter over filling.

5.  Bake at 325℉ for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.