Melton's market has sold persimmon pulp for several years
now, but I have just recently become interested in cooking,
so I had to try some. The standard fare is persimmon pud-
ding, and I want to try that, but bars are the first thing
I tried. The following is the recipe I ended up using.
It is a variation of one I found online.

Persimmon Bars

Amount Measure Ingredient
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1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups persimmon pulp
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine salt, flour, baking powder and soda, and cinnamon.
Set aside. Beat eggs with sugar. Add remaining ingredients
and blend. Spread in two 7" x 11" pans. Bake 30 to 40
minutes at 325 degrees. Cut into bars.

The bars end up about 3/4" thick. If you adjusted the baking
time up a bit, you could probably bake it all in one 7 x 11.

The recipe I started with called for nuts and icing, but the
persimmon flavor is subtle and I was afraid those other
flavors would overpower rather than complement the fruit.

Michael