Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread
Makes 2 loaves

I absolutely love cream cheese! I am always finding ways to incorporate it into recipes. This pumpkin bread is unbelievably moist and delicious!

1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 package cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2  teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1  teaspoon salt
1/2 cup apple juice
3 eggs
1 15-ounce can pumpkins
1 cup nuts, pecans toasted and chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 1/3 cups bread flour

Blend butter and sugar until creamed.  Add cream cheese and spices.  Slowly add apple juice, eggs and pumpkin.  Include nuts and chocolate chips if you like.  Add the flour last and mix only until combined.  Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 10 minutes.