Thanksgiving morning pumpkin bread with cream cheese icing

Pumpkin time is here! Every Thanksgiving morning, I serve pumpkin bread with cream cheese icing for us to eat while we watch the Macy's parade. I bake it the night before so it is easily served. 

Picture this: 

• Me...sitting on the couch sorting through Black Friday coupons from the Thanksgiving Day newspaper.
  Husband...sitting on the floor messing on his computer.
  Kids...sitting in the living room playing with toys/electronics. 
  As we all watch the parade!

It is a fantastic morning! Now, you can enjoy this easy pumpkin bread with your family too!

Easy Pumpkin Bread

1 box white cake mix

1 cup canned pumpkin (or fresh puree)

1 egg

1 cup milk

1 single serving cup of apple sauce (4 ounces)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 shake ground cloves

Chai sugar*

Butter spray

Preheat oven to 350*.

Spray 2 loaf pans with butter spray and then lightly coat them with chai sugar. In a bowl add cake mix, pumpkin, egg, milk, apple sauce and spices. Mix well with wire whisk, removing all lumps. Pour evenly into two pans. Sprinkle chai sugar over the top of each. Bake for 55 minutes.

Deanna's Chai Sugar

2 shakes ground pumpkin pie spice

2 shakes ground cinnamon

1/4 cup white granulated sugar

Mix all ingredients together and store in an air-tight container or plastic bag. You can easily double or triple this recipe.

For an extra treat, make this cream cheese icing to spread over your bread:

Icing

4 ounces cream cheese, soft

1/2 stick butter or margarine, soft

1/2 tsp vanilla or bakers mystery flavor

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tbsp milk

Mix cheese and butter with a fork. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Slice bread and serve icing along side.

*You can also use cinnamon sugar instead if Chai sugar!

Basic Cinnamon Sugar

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/4 cup of white granulated sugar

Mix ingredients together and store in an air-tight container or plastic bag.

 
Need glass loaf baking dishes?