Pawpaws
A native fruit brimming with benefits
Courtesy of Julie Klein, owner of the Lovin’ Oven, Frenchtown
Ingredients
SERVINGS: Makes 3 standard-sized loaf pans
- 8 cups flour
- 6 teaspoons baking soda
- 4 teaspoons lime zest
- 1 pound butter
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons lime zest
- 8 eggs
- 4 cups pawpaw purée
- 2 cups toasted, crushed hazelnuts
Preparation
Combine flour, baking soda, and lime zest into a bowl. Using a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugar together in a separate bowl. Add eggs, 2 at a time. Scrape down sides of bowl after each addition. Alternately add the dry ingredients and pawpaw purée, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Scrape bowl in between additions. Add hazelnuts at the end, then pour into oiled, floured, and sugared loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees until top of bread springs back when touched, approximately 35—45 minutes. Can also be baked in a cast-iron pan.
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