James Beard’s Amazing Persimmon Bread Recipe

Name: James Beard’s Amazing Persimmon Bread Recipe
Ingredients: 3½ cups sifted flour; 1½ teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 to 2½ cups sugar; 1 cup melted unsalted butter and cooled to room temperature; 4 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten; 2/3 cup Cognac, bourbon or whiskey; 2 cups persimmon puree (from about 4 squishy-soft Hachiya persimmons); 2 cups walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped; 2 cups raisins, or diced dried fruits (such as apricots, cranberries, or dates)

James Beard’s Amazing Persimmon Bread Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2005/11/persimmon-bread/" target="_blank">www.davidlebovitz.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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3½ cups sifted flour

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1½ teaspoons salt

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2 teaspoon baking soda

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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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2 to 2½ cups sugar

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1 cup melted unsalted butter and cooled to room temperature

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4 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten

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2/3 cup Cognac, bourbon or whiskey

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2 cups persimmon puree (from about 4 squishy-soft Hachiya persimmons)

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2 cups walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped

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2 cups raisins, or diced dried fruits (such as apricots, cranberries, or dates)

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