Peaches & Cream Cheese Loaf

Quick breads are one of the tastiest and easiest options for breakfast or dessert, making them hard to resist. My favourite quick breads have cream cheese in the dough, resulting in a soft, rich texture.

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese (1 pkg), softened

½ cup butter, 1 stick

1 ½ cups sugar

½ tablespoon lemon zest

2 eggs

2 ¼ cups all purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

1 cup milk

15 oz. can sliced peaches, drained and diced

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a standard bread loaf pan.

1. In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add sugar, eggs, and lemon zest and beat until light and fluffy.

2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Once thoroughly combined, slowly add the dry ingredients and milk to the wet ingredients and fold in the peaches.

3. Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

4. Let loaf cool before slicing.

Submitted by Joy Fleury