By Debra LB. 13 Comments
Deborah Lynch Burchell
Serves 22
Trinidad Sugar Buns
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Ingredients
- 2 packets yeast
- 1 1/2 cup warm water.
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1 tsp sugar
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 stick margarine or butter, melted
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 2 eggs (optional)
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 10 drops of yellow food color
- Glaze
- Dissolve 1/4 cup sugar and 3 tablespoon. hot water over low heat.
- Icing for Top of Bun (if using)
- 1 - 1/2 cup confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk or cream
- 4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Directions for Icing
- Combine the confectionersâ sugar and milk and mix until smooth. Place the icing in a paper cone or a small plastic bag. Cut the end of the cone or bag and pipe a 'cross' on the top of each bun for Easter buns or just frost the top ..
- Making the Dough
- Pour warm milk and warm water in a bowl, add 1 tsp sugar, and sprinkle yeast over. Mix to dissolve and set aside for 5 minutes or until the yeast is nice and foamy
- Mix all dry ingredients, flour, orange zest, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and ginger, mix together and set aside.
- Whisk eggs and add to yeast mixture along with food coloring, melted butter and vanilla.
- Combine dry and wet ingredient and stir until dough comes together. Mix in raisins.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is soft and elastic, but still slightly sticky. Place in a large lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat the top; cover with a damp cloth and place in a warm, draft-free place to rise until doubled in size, about 90 minutes
- Turn dough out onto a clean surface, and divide into 28-32 evenly-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, and place in a greased two 9Ã13 pan,
- Cover with a damp cloth and set aside to rise for 45 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 20-25 minutes, or until buns are golden brown.
- Meanwhile, prepare glaze by combining sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Brush onto the buns as soon as they come out of the oven, and set aside to cool.
- While buns are cooling, prepare the icing,
- Scoop into a piping bag or by snipping off one of the bottom corners of a sandwich bag, and pipe an icing cross onto the top of each bun
Nutrition
7.8.1.2
14
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MellissaI tried these and they came out perfect thanks for sharing blessings
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- Deborah LB
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- Shiv
These are great but is it missing sugar as a main ingredient? (Minus the small bit added to the yeast mixture? Or is this how it should be? I followed your recipe but it’s not sweet.
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- Deborah LB
Thank you , you can add more sugar to it, but i will look at the recipefollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/simplycaribbean1/
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- Celia
Thank you for sharing this excellent recipe. I wish I could give it ten stars. My search for the best buns of my childhood in Trinidad is over.
★★★★★
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- Deborah LB
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- Mel's
Was looking for a recipe that makes the buns i grew up with from svg.... these are by far the best. Great recipe thanks
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- Deborah LB
I am glad you enjoyed it.Thanks
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- C.Thomas
Hi Debra,Love your blog and reciepes. One question what type of yeast should be used in this recipe? Thanks so much!
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- Debra LB.
Hi, I used active yeast, but you can also use instant yeast, just add the instant yeast directly into the dry ingredients. Thanks
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- Malissa Kolp
Hello Deborah, I stumbled across this recipe the other day whilst searching for something else online. I immediately added it to my favourites, because I was sold by the photo of the buns alone. With Easter soon approaching, I'd decided to now check the recipe out in detail since I wanted to attempt to make my own hot cross buns. (I was happy when I realized that this was just that). So, I gave this recipe a try & was completely blown away! I was surprised that something so soft & fluffy came out of my kitchen! My family absolutely loved them & they were devoured in a couple of days! (I have to mention that I halved the recipe & so got a dozen nice sized buns). I was so impressed that I had to make them again & I got even better results. I love them so much that I passed your recipe on to my mom (she's in Trinidad) to give it a try, because this recipe is so d**n good & I don't think it makes any sense to ever buy this from the shop again. Thanks so much for your amazing recipe for these Trinidad sugar buns! Sincerely, A Trini living in Europe! :-) P.S. - I am about to go try out more of your recipes!
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- Debra LB.
Thank you for trying
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These look to die for! I love me some sweet rolls.
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