Persimmon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. persimmon pulp (fresh or frozen and thawed)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream
together
shortening,
sugar and egg; set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Gradually
blend
dry
ingredients into shortening mixture.
Add persimmon
pulp,
vanilla and nuts; mix to a stiff dough.
Pour into
greased
9
x 5-inch loaf pan and set aside for 20 minutes. Heat
oven\tto
375\u00b0 and cook 50 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.