Persimmon Bars With Lemon Glaze Recipes

GLAZED PERSIMMON BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the persimmon, sugar, oil, egg and lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to sugar mixture. Stir in dates and nuts. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; spread over bars.

PERSIMMON BARS WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Mix baking soda into diced persimmons (they will be nearly pulp, but have a few chunks left).
• In a large bowl, lightly beat egg, stir in sugar, oil, 1 Tblsp lemon juice and dates.
• Combine flour with salt and spices in a separate bowl.
• Add flour mixture to date mixture, alternating with persimmons, just until well blended.
• Stir in nuts and spread evenly in 10 x 15" jelly roll pan that has been greased and floured.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes (test for doneness with a pick). Cool for 5 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar with 2 Tblsp lemon juice and drizzle over bars.
• Cool completely and cut into 1 x 1 1/2" bars.

PERSIMMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan.
• In a small bowl, stir together persimmon pulp and baking soda; set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, white sugar, vegetable oil and raisins.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves. Stir persimmon mixture and egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold in walnuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove bars from oven and spread with glaze.

LEMON GLAZED PERSIMMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine egg, sugar, and finely chopped dates in a bowl; mix well.
• Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice and baking soda.
• Add a mixture of flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves alternately with pureed persimmons, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in chopped walnuts.
• Spread in a greased and floured 9x13-inch baking pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until light brown.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Glaze with a mixture of powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars.

LEMON-GLAZED PERSIMMON BARS

Steps:

• Make bars:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 15- by 10-inch shallow baking pan (1 inch deep), knocking out excess flour.
• Discard dried green or brown calyx (stem and leaves) from each persimmon, then force persimmons 1 at a time through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, using a rubber spatula to press hard on solids (discard solids). Transfer 1 cup purée to a small bowl (discard remainder) and stir in lemon juice and baking soda. (Mixture will become foamy, then jell slightly.)
• Sift together flour, salt, and spices in another small bowl.
• Whisk together egg, sugar, oil, and dates in a large bowl until just combined. Add flour mixture and persimmon mixture alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and stirring until just combined. Stir in nuts.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake until golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack.
• Glaze and cut bars:
• Stir together all glaze ingredients until smooth, then spread over top of cooled cake. Cut crosswise into 8 strips, then lengthwise into fourths, for a total of 32 bars.