Jamaican (Easter) Spice Bun
A fragrant, spiced fruit bun steeped in Caribbean tradition; perfect with cheese, coffee, or on its own.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup golden brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 tablespoon molasses
- 1 tablespoon Caribbean browning
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 3/4 cups Guinness stout
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup mixed fruit peeled
- 3/4 cup chopped cherries
- 4 tablespoon butter melted
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Grease an 11×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, vanilla, molasses, browning, honey, stout, raisins, cherries, and peel. Stir until bubbles form at the edges, then remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger.
- Add melted butter, beaten egg, and fruit mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix into a dough. Avoid overworking.
- Transfer dough to the prepared pan. Bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Once baked, brush the bun with simple syrup while still warm.
- Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
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