Homemade Gifts: A Bread Baker's Gift Basket
My favorite gifts, whether they are given or received, are homemade! As the holiday season approaches, many of us are looking for new, meaningful ways to show how much we care. Our family enjoys carrying on our traditions but also creating new heartfelt ones! This basket is perfect for housewarmings, showers, holidays, teacher gifts, or the baker in your life!
I put together one of my favorite homemade bread basket gift ideas: The Bread Baker's Bowl, and you can also give these items individually!
These gifts remind me to slow down and embrace the season's joy! Creating handmade gifts can start new traditions that will last long beyond the holidays! I hope your family and friends enjoy them as much as ours do!
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How to Make a Homemade Bread Baker's Gift Basket
In the basket, we include our Honey Oatmeal Bread or Crusty Rustic Bread, and Grammie’s Raspberry Jam recipes! Hand-rolled beeswax candles are always perfect for anyone.
What You'll Need
A mixing bowl - shop the one I use
Pair of tea towels - these are my favorite & there are tons of colors!
Loaf of homemade bread with loaf pan - our Honey Oatmeal Bread or Crusty Rustic Bread & pan
Jar of jam & attach a gift tag or recipe card - our raspberry jam is incredible!
Jar of local honey
A Danish dough whisk - the one I gift
Bench scraper - stainless steel option
Cutting board - this acacia one is stunning
Twine - multi-use and we even use it to hang Christmas cards!
Gift tags or recipe cards - these are beautiful, and they work for showers too!
Hand-rolled beeswax candles - these are excellent for kids too!
Homemade Bread & Jam Recipes
Honey Oatmeal Bread
I have been making this recipe since 2015, and everyone loves it! The perfect bread for sandwiches, warm with soup, toasted with butter...delicious!
Crusty Rustic Bread
Warning: this bread is perfection, and once you share it, everyone will keep asking for more! It makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches, is a hit on a charcuterie board, and is great toasted for breakfast!
Grammie's Raspberry Jam
This jam is perfectly balanced, incredibly easy to make, and always a favorite in our house!
How to Assemble the Gift Basket
1. Begin by lining your mixing bowl or basket with one tea towel.
2. Wrap your cooled loaf of bread and loaf pan in parchment paper, and tie it with twine. Then, set the bread into your basket.
3. If adding a cutting board, tuck it behind the loaf of bread.
4. Add in your dough hook and bench scraper to the right of the loaf.
5. Drape your second tea towel over the edge of the bowl or basket.
6. Place your jars of honey and jam in front of the hook and scraper. Use the tea towel to cradle the jam jar.
red raspberry jam - grammie's recipe 
honey oatmeal bread loaf beeswax candles
Hi, I’m Brittany! My family of six lives on an organic wild blueberry farm in Maine,
where we homeschool our four children, blending our love for nature into daily
life. I create engaging, easy-to-follow unit studies and workbooks designed to
make learning fun! On our website and Instagram, I share our farm-to-table
recipes, glimpses of life on the blueberry farm, and our homeschooling journey.
