Chow Mein Noodle Cookies that are simple to make and ideal for the holidays.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
| Yield: | 20 8×4-inch loaves |
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup beer (such as Heineken®)
- 1 ¾ cups brown sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon browning sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8×4-inch loaf pans.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt together in a bowl; set aside. Beat the egg in a mixing bowl; whisk in the milk, beer, and 1 3/4 cups of brown sugar until the brown sugar has dissolved. Stir in the butter, browning sauce, vanilla extract, and lime juice until blended. Add the flour mixture and raisins. Stir until no dry lumps remain. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- When the bread is nearly finished, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and boil until the sugar is thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Pour the glaze over the bread once it’s done; return the bread to the oven and bake 5 minutes longer. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 245 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 47 g |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 147 mg |
| Sugars | 29 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this yesterday! It was so good. Skipped the syrup on top and I used half a cup of water and a shot of rum instead of beer.
Amazing. I’ received so many rave reviews about this recipe. It turned out perfect. Thanks so much for sharing!
Very easy to make and delicious!! Did not change a thing and it came out great.
This was awesome! Especially for my social studies project! Thanks for sharing!
My teenage son loves this recipe. He asks me to make it over and over and over again.
My teenage son loves this recipe. He asks me to make it over and over and over again.
Added walnuts and chopped cherries as well and it was absolutely delicious.
This recipe was a true hit. I made it on Easter. I’m not a baker but this bun came out moist, and authentic. If you put it in a large bunt pan you have to bake it for 2 hours. Great job Tanya!!
So delicious! Followed the recipe exactly but I put 1 1/4 cups of brown sugar by accident. Still tasted great!
Thank you Tanya for sharing. This was a moist bun…not dry like the ones in the store. Being the “health nut” that I am, I substituted half of the flour with whole wheat flour. I used creamer instead of milk and I added 1 tsp of dark rum (as someone else had mentioned). I think the next time I make this (next week) I will use Guinness Stout instead of the beer. Ate it with sharp cheddar cheese. Yummy. I was able to make 2 loaves which filled the loaf pans about 3/4.
This bread is amazing! My husband is Jamaican and Loves it! The second time I made it I added a little more raisins and added in some spiced Jamaican rum. The Spiced Rum made it even better! I absolutely recommend this recipe!
I made this for friends of mine & they said it was 10 times better than the bun they get overcharged for at their local jamaician stores! I added diced cherries as well. 😀
This is excellent thank you for sharing! Much easier to make it than look for a store that sells it.
this is a great recipe! turned out perfect!! i wouldn’t change a thing! although, it did make only one loaf pan. thanks for sharing!!!