Persimmon Cream Pie Recipes

PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place a sheet pan on the lowest oven rack to preheat.
• Combine eggs, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. Whisk in cream, persimmon pulp, melted butter, and lemon juice. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes on preheated sheet pan. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until center is almost set but still slightly jiggly. Cool completely before slicing. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

PERSIMMON TOPPING FOR ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Halve persimmons lengthwise and scoop out flesh; chop roughly and season if necessary with sugar or honey to taste. Fold raisins into puree along with chopped almonds and a pinch of ginger or crystallized ginger. Spoon over ice cream (serve kids ice cream plain).

PERSIMMON TART

Steps:

• Pastry: Pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-size pieces remaining. Add egg yolks; pulse until no dry flour remains but dough is still crumbly (do not overmix, or pastry will be tough). Shape dough into a flat disk; wrap tightly in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to a 12-inch round (a scant 1/4 inch thick). Transfer to an 11-by-1-inch fluted tart pan; trim flush with edges. Prick dough all over with the tines of a fork. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until crust is dry and golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Filling: Meanwhile, thoroughly clean and dry persimmons; remove tops and cores. Coarsely chop and press through a medium-mesh sieve or chinois strainer, or process through a food mill, discarding any solids left behind. (You should have 1 3/4 cups.)
• In a small saucepan, combine cream, cinnamon, star anise, clove, cardamom, and peppercorns. Bring to a bare simmer over medium-high heat. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl (discarding solids). Whisk in persimmon purée, brown sugar, whole eggs and yolks, ginger, nutmeg, and salt until smooth. Transfer filling to cooled crust.
• Bake until filling is puffed slightly and set along edges but still wobbly in the center (it will continue to set as it cools), 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack, about 2 hours. Transfer to a cake plate or stand. Sprinkle top evenly with half of granulated sugar, and wave a kitchen torch over sugar until it's golden brown. Let cool until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining granulated sugar. Lightly dust edges of tart with confectioners' sugar; serve.

SPICY PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with pie crust.
• Combine persimmon pulp, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until persimmon filling until set, about 50 minutes. Cool pie on a wire rack.

AMERICAN PERSIMMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Mix persimmon pulp, egg and milk.
• Mix dry ingredients together and add to first mixture.
• Pour into unbaked pastry shell and bake for ten minutes; reduce to 350F and bake for 50 to 60 minutes longer.
• Cool and serve garnished with lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

PERSIMMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• For the meringue:.
• Mix together cornstarch and cold water.
• Add to 1/2 cup boiling water.
• Cook over low heat until it thickens.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat egg whites, dash of salt, and sugar until stiff.
• Add cooled cornstarch mixture to beaten egg white mixture.
• To make pulp: peel persimmons and press through colander.
• Add sugar, mace, lemon rind and salt; cook over low heat.
• Add a small amount of pulp to butter and well beaten egg yolks; return to persimmon mixture and stir until slightly thickened.
• Pour into baked pie shell; cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread meringue on pie, making sure it covers the edges well. .
• Bake in oven until very lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• Serve pie very cold.