Meet the Chef: Kyleigh Sage
Kyleigh is the food photographer and recipe developer behind the blog Barley & Sage, where she shares scratch-made recipes for the home cook and baker. Her pup Barley serves as her assistant and head taste-tester.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, melted
- ¾ cup Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Raw Cane Sugar
- ½ cup Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Cloves
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2/3 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 cup (about 3) Fuyu Persimmons, diced
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a standard size loaf pan with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Raw Cane Sugar, and Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Light Brown Sugar. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
Step 4
Fold half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Then add in the Greek yogurt and the remaining dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Step 5
Gently fold in the diced Fuyu persimmons.
Step 6
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Step 7
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely to room temperature
Step 8
Optional Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Powdered Sugar and cinnamon. Add in the milk one teaspoon at a time until your desired consistency is reached.
Step 9
Pour the glaze over the fully cooled persimmon loaf and top with sliced Fuyu persimmons if desired.
Step 10
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
YOU CAN ALSO TRULY NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BAKED GOODS WHEN CHOOSING FLORIDA CRYSTALS® VS. ANOTHER BRAND.
- THE BANANA DIARIES, BRAND PARTNER
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