Over 30 Holiday Bread Recipes for Gifts (2024)

FAQs

How do you give homemade bread as a gift? ›

Tie bread with long piece of twine, like you'd do with a ribbon on a christmas gift. Put a candied orange and rosemary, or other florals into the middle of the twine where it is tied. Add accompaniments to basket, and use linens to nestle everything. Decorate with seasonal items like ornaments, flowers, and greens.

Any bread recipe that you are already comfortable baking would make a wonderful gift! Here are some recipe suggestions from my blog if you'd like more ideas: Cranberry Walnut Sourdough Bread. Sourdough Soft Pretzels (salted or coated with cinnamon sugar)

These include muffins, tea loaves, nut breads, corn bread, and coffee cakes. Lastly, the quick bread may be a dough that is dry enough to be kneaded slightly, rolled, and cut into shapes.

Johanna Hartzheim, co-founder and head of product at Wildgrain, a bread and pasta delivery service, recommends eating homemade bread within three days but says it will last up to a week. "The bread will start to dry up and become a bit harder over time, but it takes much longer until it becomes moldy," she says.

You can show them that you are thinking about them by delivering them a loaf of bread. It creates a small but exciting event in their lives, at a time which often feels like everything and nothing is happening at the same time. At times when life is stressful, a loaf of bread is also a gift to the self.

Homemade bread is the perfect gift for any time of year. Gift wrapping bread using twine with seasonal herbs or flowers is beautiful and easy! Then create a sourdough bread gift basket by packaging butter, jam, and salt/spice blends together for a food themed present.

It doesn't have to be fancy; we just don't want to hand it over in a plastic grocery bag! You need the thin type that gift shops use. I use 2 sheets. Loaf on-top, patterend side down, then bring 2 sheets up each side, then tops of the sheets together and roll (or pleat) down to the top of the loaf.

Bread is also a common housewarming gift. It represents sustenance, nourishment, and hope for a plentiful and prosperous life in the new home. It is often given in the form of a loaf or a basket of bread and is usually accompanied by a wish for good health and happiness.

In a nutshell, if you're buying basic, cheap sandwich bread, it's probably cheaper than you can make it at home. But if you compare two loaves similar to what you could make at home — one made with high-quality ingredients as opposed to one made with lesser quality ingredients — home baking becomes much cheaper.

What are 6 quick breads? ›

Muffins, scones, soda bread, pancakes, banana bread, cornbread and biscuits all fall under the “quick bread” category. These quick bread recipes typically fall into two subcategories: bread made with dough and bread made with batter.

Muffins, coffeecakes, scones, and pancakes are examples of quick breads, that like their name implies, can be prepared quickly in a kitchen.

Aside from the very dry flatbreads like hardtack or matzo or other crackers, sourdough breads, especially rye, last a long time. The organic acids in sourdough (acetic and lactic) really inhibit the growth of microorganisms.

Both store-bought and homemade bread should freeze well, says Lisa Brooks, the chef and owner of Heart & Soul, a personal chef service. Her go-to method involves wrapping the bread in two layers of plastic wrap and then storing the loaf in a resealable plastic freezer bag before freezing.

Send off tasty slice-and-bake cookies in style. First, roll them in parchment or waxed paper and then roll crepe paper on top for a pretty display. Use tissue paper, gift wrap or paper doilies to embellish the outside of the roll and label baking instructions with a dazzling gold Sharpie marker.

From cheeses, jams, preserves and nut butters you can create your own gift set or treat yourself to a perfect lunch.

Cone Baskets & Pails

Things like slices, small loaves or breadsticks can be served in quaint pails for a unique addition to the table. Otherwise, try serving multiple types of bread at once with a multi-cone basket, offering variety and choice to your guests.