PERSIMMON MUFFINS

PERSIMMON MUFFINS

What do you do with a bag full of persimmons?  You make Muffins and Pies.  :)    These go so well with a hot cup of coffee or tea on a cold winters night.

INGREDIENTS:

2 Large Persimmons
1 Cup of all purpose flour.
1 Cup of Corn Starch.
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg
2 oz or 6 1/2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Soda.
1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Powder.
2 oz or 6 1/2 Table Spoons of Olive oil or Vegetable oil. 
Paper muffin cups (optional).    I don't really like using them, but that me. 

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

Note: You will need a muffin Tin. You can spray it or butter it.

FIRST:
Cut the tops off and peel the persimmons with a vegetable peeler.  Next dice up the persimmons and put in a glass bowl.   Then use a mash potato masher and mash it up really good and if there is some bigger chunks left that is totally okay.   Next break the egg into the mixture and add the cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, baking soda and powder, and oil.   Mix all with a wooden spoon very well.
Combined the flour and corn starch together and add about a half of cup to the batter. Mix until all the flour is incorporated into the batter.  Add a half cup more and mix again until the second batch of flour is incorporated.  The batter should have a thick and moist look, but not dry.   It should not be runny.  Now take your strayed muffin tin and add spoon fulls of batter to each cup until all are full.  If they heap over that okay to.  But make sure their all sort of evenly filled.  If you have empty cups in the muffin tray. Place the Tin in the oven and take care to carefully fill all the empty cups with hot water. This is help the muffin tray not warp as it heat up.  
Now Set the oven at 325.  Have a tooth pick ready to check the muffins.   Remember the more batter the longer it will take, the less the shorter it will take to cook.
Note: Use the biggest muffin in the tray to help you judge them when their done.  When you stick the tooth pick into it, it should come out clean.  And the finished muffins should have a nice golden look to them.    After their done pull the muffin tin out and remove the muffins and put them on a wire rack to cool.  

A big tall glass of milk also is good with these muffins.  Enjoy.