Jamaican Spiced Bun

Name: Jamaican Spiced Bun
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 380g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 large egg; 150g soft brown sugar; 250ml dark ale or stout; 80ml whole milk; 60ml honey; 60g unsalted butter, melted; 1 tbsp black treacle or molasses; 1 tsp browning caramel sauce; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 70g dried cranberries; 75g raisins; 70g dried or glacé cherries

A rich, sticky Jamaican spiced loaf packed with dried fruit and warming aromatic spices.

95 min serves 8 Medium

Ingredients

380g plain flour1.5kg

2 tsp baking powder170g

2 tsp ground cinnamon40g

1/2 tsp salt750g

1 large egg6 pack

150g soft brown sugar500g

250ml dark ale or stout500ml

80ml whole milk1L

60ml honey340g

60g unsalted butter, melted250g

1 tbsp black treacle or molasses454g

1 tsp browning caramel sauce142ml

1 tsp vanilla extract38ml

70g dried cranberries150g

75g raisins500g

70g dried or glacé cherries200g

Method

Soak the craisins, raisins, and cherries in the 1 cup of beer. Set aside and allow to soak for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8x4 loaf pan. Set aside.
Combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, in a large bowl and set aside.
In another bowl, combine brown sugar, egg, milk, honey, melted butter, molasses, browning, vanilla extract, and the beer that’s soaking the fruit. Do not pour the fruit in at this time, just the beer. Mix to combine.
Remove 2 tablespoon of flour from the flour mixture and toss the fruit in it. Set aside.
Make a well in the middle of the bowl of dry ingredients and pour in wet mixture, stirring until fully combined. And the fruits to the mixture and stir until incpororated.
Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then move to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Serve with slices of cheddar cheese.

Cost to cook

serves 8 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.38 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£16.67 est. · serves 8

Ingredients

380g plain flour1.5kg

2 tsp baking powder170g

2 tsp ground cinnamon40g

1/2 tsp salt750g

1 large egg6 pack

150g soft brown sugar500g

250ml dark ale or stout500ml

80ml whole milk1L

60ml honey340g

60g unsalted butter, melted250g

1 tbsp black treacle or molasses454g

1 tsp browning caramel sauce142ml

1 tsp vanilla extract38ml

70g dried cranberries150g

75g raisins500g

70g dried or glacé cherries200g

Method

Soak the craisins, raisins, and cherries in the 1 cup of beer. Set aside and allow to soak for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8x4 loaf pan. Set aside.

Combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, in a large bowl and set aside.

In another bowl, combine brown sugar, egg, milk, honey, melted butter, molasses, browning, vanilla extract, and the beer that’s soaking the fruit. Do not pour the fruit in at this time, just the beer. Mix to combine.

Remove 2 tablespoon of flour from the flour mixture and toss the fruit in it. Set aside.

Make a well in the middle of the bowl of dry ingredients and pour in wet mixture, stirring until fully combined. And the fruits to the mixture and stir until incpororated.

Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then move to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Serve with slices of cheddar cheese.