Peaches & Cream Cheese Loaf

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz cream cheese (1 package), 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.

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

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 …