Jamaican Easter Bun is a favorite snack of Jamaicans especially at Easter Time. This is usually eaten with cheese.
JAMAICAN EASTER BUN
Course: LunchCuisine: JamaicanServings
2
loavesPrep time
30
minutesBaking Time
45
minutesResting Time
1
minuteIngredients
- DRY
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1tbsp mixed spice
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. active dry yeast
½ tbsp. ginger powder
½ tbsp. nutmeg
1 pinch of salt
- WET INGREDIENTS
1 cup Guinness/ Dragon stout
1 cup brown sugar
3tbsp unsalted butter
½ cup sweet wine
2tbsp mixed fruits jam (or any jam of choice)
2tbsp honey
1tbsp molasses
1tbsp vanilla extract
½ tbsp. rose water
2tsp browning (add more if you want your bun darker)
1tbsp oil
- Glaze:
¼ cup wet ingredients mixture
1tbsp coconut oil
1tbsp honey
1tbsp jam
- Other ingredients:
1 cup of soaked raisins (or mixed peels/fruits)
1 egg
¼ tsp lemon juice
1/8 cup flour to dust surface
Directions
- In a saucepan over low heat, add all wet ingredients except the oil and add a pinch of salt
- Allow this to heat up so the butter melts and other ingredients dissolve
- Turn your stove off and allow the liquid to cool a little (it should be warm but hot)
- In a bowl, add flour and all other dry ingredients
- Add fully drained raisins/fruits to the dry mixture then whisk to combine
- Add one beaten egg with added lemon juice to the wet ingredients’ mixture and whisk
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients a little at a time to form a soft lightly sticky dough
- Grease a big container and add oil to the dough
- Place the dough in the container and cover with cling wrap or a damped tablecloth
- Leave this to rise for 1 hr. or until the dough doubles in size
- Remove the dough from the container and punch it with your fingers to remove air pockets
- Flour your surface then knead the dough and roll it in a ball
- Cut the dough into 2 or more pieces then tuck the ends and shape it into a loaf
- Place each loaf in a greased loaf tin and bake for 40mins at 320◦ or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
- Add Glaze to your buns
- Serve and enjoy
- For Glaze
- Add all the glaze ingredients to a saucepan over low heat and allow everything to come together
- Remove from stove and use a pastry brush to add glaze to your buns. Add as much or as little as you desire
Recipe Video
Notes
- Watch the YouTube Video for further instructions and tips
Great job
Thank you
Hi, I am going to make this and want to confirm that it has more of a bread like texture than a cake one?
It does