How to make Jamaican bun - and bake 2 ways #jamaicanbun #sweetbread
Channel: Food Tech 101
Date: 2019-04-17

Step by step guide to making Jamaican Spice Bun - just in time for Easter!

RECIPE

1 - All all dry ingredients to mixing bowl
   Including:
   200g Strong white flour
   1 tablespoon of wheat bran and 1 tablespoon of wheat germ
   1 teaspoon of rock salt
   50g soft brown sugar
   1 spoon of ground pimento seed (also know as "all-Spice")
   50g of margarine
   7g of fast acting dried yeast
   1tsp of molasses
   1 teaspoon on cinnamon

2 - Pour in MAXIMUM of 150ml of water as the ingredients are being mixed.

3 - Kneed until soft of and pliable.

4 - Leave to prove for at least an hour in a warm place - allow the dough to grow to double the size.

5 - Add your choice of dried fruit.

6 - Bake at 200 degrees for half an hour for mini buns, 35 - 40 minutes a standard loaf.

7 - Once baked, brush a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon in hot water over the top for a glaze (optional).

Enjoy :)