Spicy Japanese Persimmon Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups japanese persimmons, pulp (kaki, 6 blended persimmons with a little water)
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large egg whites (or 3 large egg replacer for 2 eggs)
• 1 1/4 cups applesauce
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (can be omitted)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 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 loaves for about one hour or until done.