Jamaican Cornmeal Pudding

Ingredients

1/2 cup flour
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup brown sugar
4 cups coconut milk
1/4 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 cup raisins
1 tsp. margarine

Method

1. Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius
2. Combine sifted flour and cornmeal
3. Mix together sugar, milk, mixed spice and nutmeg. Add cornmeal mixture stirring until smooth. No lumps
4. Add raisins. Scrape mixture into a greased baking pan, Dot with margerine.
5. Bake until skewer inserted comes out clean.

Custard Topping 

Ingredients
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
4 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Method

1. Mix all ingredients together
2. Pour over pudding when it is 3/4 done and allow baking until custard is set.

Jamaican Egg Nog Cheesecake

Evening treat

Ingredients

1 cup Graham cracker crumbs
2 tbsps white sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese (softened)
1 cup white sugar
3 tbsps all-purpose flour
3/4 cupp eggnog
2 eggs
2 tbsps rum
1 pinch ground nutmeg

Method

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit
2. In a medium bowl combine Graham cracker crumbs & 2 tbsps sugar and butter. Press into bottom of a 9 inch springform pan
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool
4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
5. In a food processor combine cream cheese, one cup sugar, flour and eggnog; process until smooth. Blend in eggs, rum and nutmeg. Pour mixture into golden crust.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
7. Reduce heat to 250 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 45 minutes, or until centre of cake is barely firm to touch.
8. Remove from the oven and immediately loosen cake from rim. Let cake cool completely before removing rim.

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Jamaican Easter Bun

Jamaican Easter time = Bun & Cheese

Yield: 3 buns

Ingredients

3 cups brown sugar

5 lb baking flour

1/2 bottle browning

3 eggs

15 tbsp butter (melted)

3 lb raisins

1 lb mixed peel

1/2 lb baking powder

2 oz ginger (grated)

1/2 cup Maraschino cherry

1 btl Dragon Stout

1 tbsp salt

1 tsp all spice

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon powder

2 tbsp vanilla

5 tbsp molasses

Glaze for Bun

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cup water

Method

1. Grease pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit, 15 minutes in advance.
2. Mix together all liquids and soak fruits.
3. Sift all dry ingredients
4. Whisk eggs
5. Add dry ingredients to liquid mixture and whipped eggs.
6. Gently cut and fold mixture until combined evenly.
7. Place pans in water bath, then bake in oven for 1 hour
8. In saucepot, on high heat, add water and sugar; boil until thick.
9. Remove bun from oven, glaze and place in oven for 5 minutes.
10. Remove bun from oven, allow to fully cool, remove from pan, slice and serve with cheese.