Persimmon Bread II

Excellent for Christmas gifts, as persimmons are only available for a brief time. Moist spice cake type bread. This is the top seller at our company bake sale at Christmas!

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 6x3 inch loaf pans.

Step: 2

In a small bowl, stir together the persimmon pulp and baking soda. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken the pulp.

Step: 3

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.

Step: 4

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.

Per Serving: 292 calories; protein 3.5g; carbohydrates 41.1g; fat 13.4g; cholesterol 31mg; sodium 262.4mg.

Eat healthy breakfast to start the day had become a good habit. It’s a great way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sugar hit from the fruit wakes me up and bring me energy to make on the morning. Sugar is often vilified as the evil of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your stomach system and make keep you feeling full longer, and less likely grab a snack out of the vending machine before break .

Making fruit a morning habit is easy . Simply put the fruit in your refrigerator next to the milk or on the bench next to your cereal pan , or beside your coffee maker or tea kettle — somewhere where you’ll see it. Before you eat the rest of your food , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.