Thanksgiving

Pumpkin batter surrounds a separate cream cheese layer in this nine-by-five-inch loaf. Keep the two eggs and flour quantities assigned to their own mixtures. Check both the bread and filling before removing the loaf; a browned top alone does not show that the middle is baked.

A pumpkin-and-cream-cheese filling bakes over a pre-baked graham crust in a nine-inch square pan. Use a deep pan with space below the rim and chill the bars thoroughly before cutting. The center should set gently rather than puff and crack from vigorous mixing or overbaking.