Grandma’s Old-fashioned Easter Bun
Ingredients:
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of honey
2 tsp of mixed spice
1 tbsp of marmalade or jam
2 tbsp of butter
3 cups of flour
1 egg
3 tsp of baking powder
pinch of salt
11/2 cups of chopped fruits: currants, raisins, glazed cherries, apricots, cranberries, dried mangoes and dates (dried fruits of your choice)
Method:
Mix flour, baking powder, mixed spice and fruits together and set aside.
Mix other ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat to melt together.
Allow mixture to cool and add to bowl with flour mixture. Stir in egg. Grease and flour pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Glaze bun.
To make the glaze you will need.
Glaze (optional)
1 tbs butter
2 tbs of honey
Mix butter and honey over medium heat and glaze bun.
Happy Easter Baking!
