Description
A simple, moist, and tasty spice bun recipe that the whole family will love. Jamaican spice bun is best enjoyed with aged Cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup beer (such as Heineken®)
- 1 ¾ cups brown sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon browning sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8×4-inch loaf pans.
- Whisk the flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- allspice
- and salt together in a bowl; set aside. Beat the egg in a mixing bowl; whisk in the milk
- beer
- and 1 3/4 cups of brown sugar until the brown sugar has dissolved. Stir in the butter
- browning sauce
- vanilla extract
- and lime juice until blended. Add the flour mixture and raisins. Stir until no dry lumps remain. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 1 hour.
- When the bread is nearly finished
- combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and boil until the sugar is thick and syrupy
- about 5 minutes. Pour the glaze over the bread once it’s done; return the bread to the oven and bake 5 minutes longer. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 20