Persimmon pudding

1 pudding

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½teaspoonBaking soda
2cupsPersimmon pulp
cupSugar
2largesEggs
2cupsAll-purpose flour
2teaspoonsBaking powder
½teaspoonCinnamon
¼teaspoonVanilla
1pinchSalt
cupMilk
4tablespoonsMelted butter

Directions

Stir baking soda into persimmon pulp. Add sugar and eggs; beat well.

Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla and salt; stir to combine. Stir in milk and melted butter. Pour into a well-oiled 9x13" baking pan (or similar pan) and bake 55 minutes at 325 F. The pudding will poof up but will fall when it's removed from the oven.

You can serve pudding with whipped cream or caramel sauce, if desired.

Yield: 8 or more servings.

From Food Editor Sarah Fritschner's 10/12/94"Fall Gold: Persimmons Ripen into Sweet Treats This Time of Year, and Gathering Them is Easy (and Free)" article in "The (Louisville, KY) Courier-Journal." Pg.

C6. Posted by Cathy Harned.

Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 10-24-94