Favorite Nut Bread

This loaf has a superb flavor.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 385 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Beat cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 egg together well. Set aside.

Step 3

Beat remaining 2 eggs in mixing bowl until frothy. Mix in oil, milk, and lemon rind.

Step 4

In another bowl measure in flour, 1/3 cup sugar, brown sugar, soda, salt, walnuts. Stir to mix well. Pour all at once into mixing bowl. Stir with milk batter until moistened. Spoon 1/2 batter into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Spoon on cheese mixture. Cover with remaining batter by dropping small spoonfuls here and there.

Step 5

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour until it tests done. Cool 15 minutes in pan before turning out very carefully to rack.