Best 15 Persimmon Bread Recipes

PERSIMMON BREAD I

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.

PERSIMMON BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 6x3 inch loaf pans.
• In a small bowl, stir together the persimmon pulp and baking soda. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken the pulp.
• In a medium bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Blend until smooth. Mix in persimmon pulp and water alternately with flour. Fold in nuts. Divide batter into the prepared pans, filling each pan 2/3 full.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

PERSIMMON BREAD

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 WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In medium bowl, stir persimmon puree, melted butter, sour cream and eggs with whisk until blended. Add persimmon mixture to flour mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in walnuts and dates. Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

CRANBERRY PERSIMMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 loaf pans.
• Stir persimmon pulp and baking soda together in a large bowl. Let stand until pulp is thickened, about 5 minutes. Add sugar, eggs, oil, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Blend until smooth. Mix in flour and fold in cranberries. Divide batter between the prepared pans, filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

HACHIYA PERSIMMON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk together milk, persimmon purée, brown sugar, eggs, raisins, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl, then stir in bread and let mixture stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Stir walnuts into bread pudding, then spoon pudding into a buttered shallow 8-inch square (2-quart) glass or ceramic baking dish, spreading evenly. Dot with butter bits. Bake pudding until golden, puffed, and set, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool to warm in pan on a rack, about 20 minutes.
• Bread pudding can be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. Reheat, uncovered, in a preheated 350°F oven until warm.

PERSIMMON PUDDING BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine milk, pulp, vanilla and sugar.
• 2. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into wet mixture. Fold in nuts and raisins.
• 3. Pour into a greased 9x5" loaf pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1-1 1/2 hours.

PERSIMMON SPICE BREAD

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.

SPICED PERSIMMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C). Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Line pan with parchment paper if desired and grease parchment paper also.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, baking poder and baking soda. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, food processor or blender add eggs, butter, buttermilk, lemon juice, mashed persimmons, sugar and salt. Mix or blend until smooth. Slowly add reserved flour mixture and mix until well incorporated. By hand, fold in nuts (if using).
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake in preheated oven for 75 to 85 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of bread comes out clean.
• Transfer to wire rack and let cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto rack to cool completely. Once cooled, dust top with confectioners' sugar if desired.

CRANBERRY PERSIMMON NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 X 5 inch loaf pan and a 5.75 X 3 inch loaf pan
• 2. In a bowl mix the Cranberries, and the Peeled Chopped Fuyu Persimmon, then add the Pulp and the chopped skin from the Hachiya Persimmon. Set aside **Chef Note Hachiya Pointed Persimmons must be ripened fully to eat or cook with or they will leave you with a cotton mouth taste that is bitter* The skin will turn color all around and up by the leaves of the fruit and should be extremely squishy when ripe for this recipe you will include the skin. That is just the way they are eaten. The Fuyu Round Kind are eaten while they are still a little hard more like an apple or pear and for this recipe you will not use the skin and you will peel them.**
• 3. In a separate bowl Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. *Next time I make this I am going to put 1/2 the white sugar in with the chopped-cranberries and let it sit for an hour or more and sweeten the cranberries.
• 4. In another bowl Mix egg, then add oil, orange juice and grated orange peel
• 5. Mix thoroughly the Flour mixture and the Orange Juice Mixture together into a dough.
• 6. Mince the Nuts and add to the Cranberry Mixture and Fold the nuts in.
• 7. Now pour the Cranberry Persimmon Nut Mixture onto the dough mixture and blend really good by folding the mixtures together.
• 8. Pour mixture into the 9 X 5 inch greased loaf pan and bake in the Preheated oven at 350 degree until the toothpick comes out clear about 50-55 min. Cool and then serve. Enjoy!
• 9. *Chefs note: I took the loaf out of the stick free pan and let it cool then cut slices 8-1 inch slices. I put them in a plastic bag on the counter over night and this is incredibly moist and good. I have never had this bread this moist. So Good.* This bread is absolutely delicious if you like persimmons you will love this recipe. I am waiting for my next piece.

PERSIMMON WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine persimmon puree, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup sugar; simmer over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Butter a 2-quart shallow baking dish, and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Place bread in baking dish; sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
• In a medium saucepan, combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, white chocolate, and milk; stir frequently over low heat. Remove from heat once chocolate melts.
• Whisk eggs in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk warm milk mixture into eggs, being careful not to cook the eggs; stir in persimmon mixture. Pour mixture into baking dish, covering bread completely. Bake until filling sets, about 35 minutes.

CROCK POT PERSIMMON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Spray the interior of the crock pot with nonstick spray.
• Mix together bread cubes, grated persimmon, and place in the crock pot.
• Stir together sugar, eggs, half and half, milk, and cinnamon.
• Pour mixture over bread, making sure it covers all the bread.
• Sprinkle the top with toasted pecans.
• Grate a little nutmeg over the top.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hurs, until it is puffy and set (check with knife).
• Serve warm with whipped cream, ice cream, or drizzle with heavy cream, if desired.`.

MCFADDEN RANCH PERSIMMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 325°F.
• Pans: Grease or spray with non-stick spray (non-stick with flour oil okay).
• Yield: Two nine-inch loaf pans or approximately six small loaf pans (for gift giving!).
• In mixer or large bowl, mix together very well the sugar, eggs and vegetable oil.
• Add vanilla and persimmon pulp, stir well.
• In a separate small bowl, stir together dry ingredients. Slowly add to wet mixture and stir until blended. Do not over stir.
• Fold in walnuts.
• Mix persimmon pulp and baking soda in a small bowl. Add to sugar mixture; mix well.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans (approximately 2/3 full). Sprinkle with chopped walnuts for garnish if desired.
• Bake for 55-65 minutes for large pans (check often and adjust time for your oven as mine cooks fast), or until the top of the loaf is firm and no uncooked batter can be seen. Start checking small pans at 30-35 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack. Loafs may fall a bit but this is normal. Wrap in plastic wrap and then foil to keep moist and refrigerate or freeze if not serving right away.
• Can be deliciously served warm with whipped cream or butter or drizzed with a powdered sugar glaze.

JAMES BEARD'S AMAZING PERSIMMON BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Butter 2 loaf pans. Line the bottoms with a piece of parchment paper or dust with flour and tap out any excess. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 3. Sift the first 5 dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. 4. Make a well in the center then stir in the butter, eggs, liquor, persimmon puree then the nuts and raisins. 5. Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Storage: Will keep for about a week, if well-wrapped, at room temperature. The Persimmon Breads take well to being frozen, too.

SPICY JAPANESE PERSIMMON BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Beat egg whites or replacer, add to pulp, then add liquids. 3. Mix dry ingredients into pulp mixture, add raisins and almond slivers. 4. Pour batter into two well buttered, powdered loaf pans or one bundt pan. 5. Bake loafs for about one hour or until done