Best 8 Persimmon Bread I Recipes

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Persimmons are a unique and delicious fruit that shine in baked goods. Their sweet and earthy flavor is a perfect complement to spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Persimmons are also very moist, making them ideal for breads and muffins. When choosing persimmons for baking, look for ripe fruit that is slightly soft to the touch. You can use Fuyu persimmons, which are the most common type, or Hachiya persimmons, which are larger and have a softer texture. No matter which type you choose, you'll be sure to enjoy the delicious flavor of persimmon bread.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

PERSIMMON BREAD



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Make and share this Persimmon Bread recipe from Food.com.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 loaves, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup persimmon pulp
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped dates (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl blend sugar and oil; add eggs and persimmon pulp.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices; add nuts and dates then mix well.
  • Stir flour mixture into persimmon mixture. Turn into two greased and floured loaf pans. Bake for one hour or until done, testing center with a pick.
  • Turn out on wire rack to cool. Freezes well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.8, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 37.2, Sodium 275.7, Carbohydrate 48, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 30.2, Protein 4.4

PERSIMMON-GINGER BREAD



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This tender, spiced bread uses hachiya persimmon puree (that's the oblong-shaped persimmon). You'll need them to be super ripe -- they should feel like a water balloon -- so plan ahead!

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 4h25m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 sticks (20 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for buttering the pan
1 1/3 cups packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups hachiya persimmon puree (from about 3 large very ripe persimmons) (see Cook's Note)
Kosher salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Line with enough parchment so there is a 2-inch overhang on the 2 long sides of the pan (this will help you lift the bread out of the pan).
  • Sift the flour and baking soda into a medium bowl.
  • Melt 1 stick of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until brown, nutty and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large heat-proof bowl, cool for 5 minutes. Add the dark brown sugar, sour cream, vanilla, vinegar, ginger, orange zest, nutmeg, eggs, 1 cup of the persimmon puree and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and whisk until completely combined.
  • Fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake until the bread is deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool the bread in the pan for 15 minutes. Use the parchment to help lift the bread out and cool completely on a rack.
  • Meanwhile, process the granulated sugar, remaining 1 1/2 sticks butter, 1/2 cup persimmon puree and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until light and creamy.
  • Serve slices of bread warm and slather with persimmon butter.

PERSIMMON BREAD



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Adapted from Beard on Bread by James Beard. Using the higher amount of sugar will produce a moister and, of course, sweeter bread. I often use bourbon, as I like the flavor, but cognac and brandy work well, instead. I'm often asked about making this cake without the liquor and haven't tried it, as the liquor is an integral flavor in the cake. If you want to try it with something else, perhaps black tea or root beer could take its place. But I haven't tried either.

Provided by David

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 to 2 1/2 cups (400-500g) sugar
1 cup (8oz, 225g) melted unsalted butter and cooled to room temperature
4 large eggs (at room temperature, lightly beaten)
2/3 cup (160ml) Cognac or bourbon whiskey (see headnote)
2 cups (500ml) persimmon puree ((from about 4 squishy-soft Hachiya persimmons))
2 cups (200g) walnuts or pecans (toasted and chopped)
2 cups (270g) raisins (or diced dried fruits (such as apricots, cranberries, or dates))

Steps:

  • Butter 2 loaf pans. Line the bottoms with a piece of parchment paper or dust with flour and tap out any excess.
  • Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC) degrees.
  • Sift the first 5 dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  • Make a well in the center then stir in the butter, eggs, liquor, persimmon puree then the nuts and raisins.
  • Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

PERSIMMON BREAD I



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Nice, moist bread.

Provided by v monte

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Breakfast Bread Recipes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup persimmon pulp
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Oil a 9 x 4 inch pan.
  • In a small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, salt, nuts, and raisins.
  • In a large bowl, blend eggs, sugar, and oil. Mix baking soda into pulp, and add to sugar mixture. Fold in flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 75 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 547 calories, Carbohydrate 73.3 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 429.5 mg, Sugar 32.6 g

PERSIMMON BREAD



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Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Categories     Bread     Mixer     Egg     Breakfast     Brunch     Quick & Easy     Winter     Healthy     Persimmon     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter plus more for pan
3/4 cup all-purpose flour plus more for pan
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 large, very ripe Hachiya persimmons
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9x5x3" loaf pan. Tap out excess flour.
  • Combine raisins and 2 tablespoons hot water in a small heatproof bowl. Let steep for 20 minutes to plump raisins (or microwave for 15 seconds).
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • Scoop persimmon flesh from skins into a blender. Purée until smooth. Transfer 1 cup purée to a medium bowl (reserve any remaining purée for another use). Whisk in buttermilk and orange zest. Set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter in a medium bowl until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until mixture is well combined. Gradually add persimmon mixture; beat until well combined. Add dry ingredients in 3 batches, beating just until incorporated. Fold in strained raisins.
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake until a tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
  • Let bread cool in pan for 20 minutes. Unmold and let cool completely on a wire rack.

PERSIMMON SPICE BREAD



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At my farmers' market one vendor was selling over-ripe fuyu persimmons for $1 a pound and I bought a few pounds just to make purée, which I used for dense, sweet quick breads like this one and for muffins. According to Deborah Madison, persimmons contain enzymes that will react with the flour and prevent the bread from having a nice crumb, so you must first neutralize them by stirring baking soda into the purée. This also causes the purée to become gelatinous, but the gelatinous mash is easy to break up with a whisk and will dissolve when added to the batter. Freeze any leftover purée.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 9x5-inch loaf (12 slices)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 to 3 ripe or over-ripe persimmons (enough for 1 cup purée)
10 grams (2 teaspoons) baking soda
140 grams (approximately 1 cup) whole wheat flour
70 grams (approximately 1/2 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour
75 grams (approximately 3/4 cup) almond powder (also known as almond flour)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
100 grams (approximately 1/2 cup) raw brown sugar or tightly packed light brown sugar
75 grams (1/3 cup) melted unsalted butter, grape seed oil or canola oil
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt or buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees with a rack in the middle. Butter or oil a loaf pan and line with parchment. Oil the parchment. Cut the persimmons in half along the equator, remove any visible seeds and scoop out the pulp, which should be nice and soft. Purée with a hand blender or in a food processor fitted with the steel blade and measure out 1 heaped cup (260 grams). Freeze the remaining pulp.
  • Stir 1 teaspoon of the baking soda into the persimmon pulp and set aside. It will stiffen into a gelatinous mass but don't worry about it. Sift together the flours, remaining baking soda, spices, and salt.
  • In a standing mixer fitted with the whip, or with a hand beater or whisk, beat together the eggs and sugar until thick and they ribbon when lifted with a spatula, 5 to 8 minutes. Beat in the melted butter or oil, the yogurt, persimmon purée, and vanilla and beat until the persimmon purée has blended into the mixture.
  • At low speed, beat in the flour in 3 additions. Fold in the raisins and the optional nuts. Scrape into the loaf pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes, until the bread is firm and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven, remove from the pan and allow to cool on a rack.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 217, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 249 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams

PERSIMMON BREAD



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Have not tried this one yet- my persimmons went bad so I will have to wait until next year. Let me know how it is. Adapted by David Lebovitz- from Beard on Bread by James Beard. Using the higher amount of sugar will result in a sweeter, more moist bread--like banana bread or zucchini bread I suppose. Storage: Will keep for about a week, if well-wrapped, at room temperature. The Persimmon Breads take well to being frozen, too. Note: Hachiya Persimmons are very squishy when ripe- otherwise, they are inedible.

Provided by minnie chef

Categories     Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 9-inch loaves, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 -2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup melted unsalted butter, and cooled to room temperature
4 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
2/3 cup Bourbon or 2/3 cup whiskey
2 cups persimmons, pureed (from about 4 squishy-soft Hachiya persimmons)
2 cups walnuts or 2 cups pecans, toasted and chopped
2 cups raisins (such as apricots, cranberries, or dates) or 2 cups diced dried fruits (such as apricots, cranberries, or dates)

Steps:

  • Butter 2 loaf pans. Line the bottoms with a piece of parchment paper or dust with flour and tap out any excess.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Sift the first 5 dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  • Make a well in the center then stir in the butter, eggs, liquor, persimmon puree then the nuts and raisins.
  • Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 311.3, Fat 15.1, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 55.6, Sodium 264.8, Carbohydrate 41.6, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 24.2, Protein 4.9

PERSIMMON BREAD III



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A wonderfully moist persimmon bread. If you like nuts in your bread, just add 1/2 to 1 cup of your favorites to the batter just before baking.

Provided by OLLIEKAAT

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups white sugar
1 ½ cups wheat flour
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup oatmeal
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups ripe Hachiya persimmon pulp
½ cup applesauce
½ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a bowl, stir together the sugar, wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oatmeal, salt cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and baking soda, until well mixed. Set aside. In a separate bowl, stir persimmon pulp with applesauce, vegetable oil, and eggs until well blended. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring until free of lumps. Divide batter between two greased 9x5 inch loaf pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for one hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.2 calories, Carbohydrate 37.2 g, Cholesterol 17.3 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 167.5 mg, Sugar 17.4 g

Tips:

  • Choose ripe persimmons: Look for persimmons that are deep orange in color and slightly soft to the touch. Avoid persimmons that are green or have blemishes.
  • Use a food processor or blender to puree the persimmons: This will help to ensure that the persimmons are evenly distributed throughout the bread.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter can result in a tough bread. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the bread in a loaf pan: A loaf pan will help to create a evenly shaped bread.
  • Let the bread cool completely before slicing: This will help to prevent the bread from crumbling.

Conclusion:

Persimmon bread is a delicious and easy-to-make quick bread that is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. With its moist texture and sweet flavor, persimmon bread is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give persimmon bread a try. You won't be disappointed!

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