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jamaican EASTER BUN RECIPE! Although it is usally paired with cheese, other persons enjoy easter bun with fried fish or avocado (pear). However you might enjoy the popular sweet bun, maybe this lenten season you could try your hand at making your own by following this easy Grace foods Jamaican easter bun recipe. Preparation time 10m Cooking time 1h Ingredients For 8 Person(s) Recipe •2 ounces Grace Margarine •1 bottle stout •1/2 cup wine •1 teaspoon vanilla •1/2 tablespoon Grace Browning •1 tablespoon Grace Guava Jam •1 medium egg (optional) •8 ounces dark sugar •1 pound counter flour •1 teaspoon nutmeg •1/4 teaspoon salt •1 teaspoon cinnamon powder •1 tablespoon baking powder •1 tablespoon mixed spice •1/4 pound mixed peel, chopped •1/4 pound raisins, soaked Homemade Easter Bun Directions 1. Melt Grace Hello Margarine and allow to cool, then add stout, wine, vanilla, Grace Browning, Grace Guava Jam and beaten egg (if used). 2. Stir in the sugar and mix until all the granules are dissolved. 3. Mix together all the dry ingredients then add the chopped mixed peel and raisins. 4. Combine liquid mixture with dry ingredients and mix well. 5. Scrape the batter into a greased loaf pan 12"x4"x3". 6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. 7. Cool on a cooling rack. 8. To Glaze: Combine 2 tablespoons honey with two tablespoons water and bring to a boil; remove from flame and use a pastry brush to apply it over the surface of the bun. Serve with slices of cheese. Yield: 1 loaf THE REASON FOR THE SEASON As citizens of a predominantly Christian country, the focus is usually on Christ the Savior, who, as the Holy Bible documents was crucified around this time of the year. We recognize the sacrifice, an incomparable act, only possible by one with divine strength, to give up one’s life so that we may have eternal life and experience salvation. Some of our Christian friends embark on Lent and ditch chicken, beef and pork for fish. Other persons try to remove themselves from the material things, and sex. They rely heavily and focus on humility, prayer and fasting patterning Christ when he was on Earth. Whatever you decide to give up this Lent, remember the reason for the Easter season which is Christ the Lord.