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sweet - Persimmon Date Nut Bread




Source of Recipe


alicia's country kitchen


List of Ingredients




sweet - Persimmon Date Nut Bread

1/4 cup plus 2 Tbls. butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup persimmon pulp
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped dates

Cream butter or margarine and gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Combine soda and persimmon pulp and let stand until soda is dissolved. Add to creamed mixture. Blend well. Combine the next 6 ingredients and gradually add to batter Beat well and stir in the dates and nuts. Pour into a lightly greased 9x5x3 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick . Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove loaf and place on a rack to finish cooling. Makes 1 loaf.

Note: A persimmon isn't ripe until it starts to shrivel and should not be picked before the first frost. Most are ripe enough when they fall off the tree. They are a delicate fruit and should be refrigerated.

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