Persimmon Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup bourbon
• 1 cup persimmon pulp, puréed
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

1. Combine flour, soda, salt, and mace; set aside.
2. Combine sugar, eggs, bourbon, and persimmon pulp; mix well. Add persimmon mixture and butter to flour mixture, mixing well. Stir in raisins and pecans.
3. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 6-cup mold. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 to 20 minutes in mold. Remove from mold, and cool completely.