JAMAICAN EASTER BUN
Jamaican Easter Bun, a sweet and tender spice bun, is an essential part of Easter celebration in Jamaica. When eaten with cheese, it is referred to as “bun and cheese”.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Flour (250g)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar (140g)
- 2 ¼ tsp Baking Powder (12g)
- ½ tsp Salt (3g)
- 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon (9g)
- ½ tsp Nutmeg (3g)
- 1 ½ tsp Mixed Spice
- ¼ tsp Ginger Powder
- 1 cup Malta (250ml) Or Stout/Water
- ½ tsp Rose Water (2ml)
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Browning
- 1 ½ tsp Vanilla (7ml)
- ¼ tsp Almond Extract (1ml)
- ½ tsp Lime Zest or 1 tsp lime juice
- ½ tbsp Molasses (7ml)
- ¼ cup Melted Unsalted Butter (56g)
- 1 Large Room Temp Egg
- ½ tsp Oil (2ml)
- ¼ cup Raisins (optional)
Glaze
- 1 tsp Brown Sugar
- ½ tsp Honey
- 1 tsp Water
Instructions
- Sift all your dry ingredients together and whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine all your wet ingredients and mix well.
- Add your wet ingredients to your dry ingredients and mixed until well combined.
- Add your batter to a greased and lined baking pan. Tap your pan a few times to release any large air bubbles.
- Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Once out of the oven, cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Brush your bun with 1 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 tsp honey, and 1 tsp water
- Enjoy with some Jamaican Tastee Cheese (found in West Indian grocery store).
Notes
Do not include the foam in your measurement when measuring Malta/Stout.
When adding your egg, remove the eye of the egg, as you see me doing in the video. This will remove a lot of the rawness from the egg.