Ingredient: Persimmons - richmondmagazine.com

Ingredients

• 8 persimmons (fuyu variety is best here)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (sub vanilla extract or 1/2 vanilla bean)
• 8 ounces butter
• 1/2 cups kamut flour
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup toasted almond slices (optional)