What is the difference between Allspice and Mixed

bedazzledjewels, Mar 9, 10:41pm

Spice please? Which is best in hot cross buns? Thanks.
My impression is that allspice is much stronger and you use less.

bedazzledjewels, Mar 9, 10:43pm

Looks like allspice is more peppery.

alebix, Mar 9, 10:50pm

To my knowledge, Allspice is for savoury sdishes and Mixed spice is for sweet such as your hot cross buns.

alebix, Mar 9, 10:52pm

http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspice

http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_spice

bedazzledjewels, Mar 9, 10:55pm

Thanks. I just came across a HC bun recipe that used allspice, and I thought that was a bit unusual.
I associate allspice more with savoury preserves.

245sam, Mar 9, 10:59pm

bedazzledjewels, Allspice is ONE spice that is aka pimenta/pimento - I have some that's actually called "Pimento Allspice". Mixed Spice is a mixture or blend of spices.
Which you use for Hot Cross Buns would depend on the recipe you're using. For a spicy fruit bread that is similar to the spicy fruit bread that can be bought I make a spice blend that is similar to the blend that used to be available at Bin Inn and for that blend I use allspice. Here's the link to the spice blend recipe that I use:-

http://degroot. id. au/recipes/2006/04/14/hot-cross-buns

bedazzledjewels, Mar 9, 11:03pm

Brilliant - thanks to you both.

duckmoon, Mar 10, 9:11am

I thought that allspice was a single spice - like cinamon or nutmeg or whatever...
And mixed spice was a combination of different spices... (not sure which ones though)

245sam, Oct 31, 9:01pm

Whilst at the supermarket late yesterday, as a matter of curiosity, I checked out mixed spice and just which spices it is a mixture of, so here's what Gregg's mixed spice consists of:-

coriander, cinnamon, pimento, ginger, cassia, nutmeg, cloves. :-))

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