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Easy Jamaican Easter Bun Recipe

This easy Jamaican Easter bun is made without yeast, eggs, or stout, yet so tasty that it'll be the best recipe you will ever try.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Jamaican
Keyword Easter, Holiday recipe
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 581kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • ⅔ tbsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp Grated nutmeg See notes
  • 2 tsp Mixed spice (optional) See notes
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Ground ginger See Notes
  • ¾ cup Brown sugar See Notes
  • ½ cup Black raisins
  • ½ cup Mixed fruit
  • ¼ cup Glace cherry
  • 400 ml Matla drink
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1½ tbsp Jam
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 2½ tbsp Molasses
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable oil

Glaze topping

  • ½ tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Honey
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Instructions

  • Add the Malta drink, molasses, honey, cooking oil, butter, jam, sugar, raisins, mixed fruit, and cherries (and the fresh ginger, if using) to a small pot on medium fire and heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves—basically, all the wet ingredients except the vanilla extract.
  • Add the flour, mixed spice, cinnamon powder, nutmeg, salt, ground ginger and baking powder to a mixing bowl and mix until everything is incorporated, then set aside.
  • Preheat the over at 350 ℉ (180℃)
  • Once the warm liquid mixture cools, gradually mix in the dry ingredients you set aside.
  • Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle more mixed fruit and cherries on top and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Just before you remove the bun from the oven, make the glaze topping by melting the butter and honey over medium heat for a few minutes. Remove the finished bun from the over and bush the glaze over the top.

Notes

  1. Nutmeg: I use freshly grated nutmeg, because it is very easy to find here in Jamaica, but if it's not available for you, use ground nutmeg.
  2. Ginger: Freshly grated ginger is a personal preference, and it is really ground ginger used in this recipe. If you wish to try the fresh ginger, make sure to add it to the wet ingredients mixture. Ground ginger goes with the dry ingredients. 
  3. Sugar: Use brown sugar, it also help add colour to the bun. Id you like very sweet treats, you may want to add a bit more sugar than I used.
  4. Mixed spice: Mixed spice is a blend of several spices. And since it usually includes cinnamon and nutmeg, you can leave it out.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 581kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 594mg | Potassium: 291mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 5mg