Easter Bun Recipe2 oz margarine

Ingredients:

1 bottle stout

1/2 cup wine

tbsp vanilla

2 tbsp browning

2 oz egg

1/2 lb brown sugar

1 lb flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp mixed spice

1/4 cup cherries, chopped

1/4 cup raisins soaked in stout

Method:

Melt margarine and add stout, wine, vanilla, browning and egg in a mixing bowl and mix together. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Combine dry ingredients then add raisins and cherries. Combine wet and dry mixtures and mix well. Scrape mixture into 12” x 4” x 3” loaf pan already greased and lined with wax paper. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350F for an hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool and glaze. Glaze mixture: Bring to boil 2 teaspoons of honey, two tablespoons of water and 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Allow to cool and then brush on the surface of the bun. Serve with sliced cheddar cheese.

Bun Baker Donja Mitchell

I’ve been baking since… I was 11 years old. I used to assist my mom whenever she was baking, until I started on my own.

I baked my first Easter bun as a teen… It didn’t turn out so well as I added too much liquid and it came out looking like a pudding!

I bake because… baking floats my heart! I love baking and I’m passionate about it. Most of all though, I enjoy seeing the happiness on my customers’ faces and being the centrepiece of their celebrations

The most challenging part of Easter baking is… measuring every single ingredient accurately. It takes a lot of time and patience.

My Easter buns are special because… I invest a lot of time adding love as my main ingredient.

My must-have Easter bun ingredients… are stout-soaked raisins.