Rosemary Focaccia Bread: Handmade Gift In A Jar (+ Printable Tags)
Give a unique gift of homemade bread to make- a Rosemary Focaccia bread mix packaged in a mason jar with printable tag instructions.
See more unique DIY gifts on the handmade gifts page.
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Handmade gifts are a cornerstone at An Oregon Cottage – they are a budget-friendly, meaningful way to bless those you love.
And one of my favorite things to give are gift baskets. I love how creative you can be with them and that they work for a lot of different types of people and families, depending on the ingredients.
And food gifts in particular can be perfect for hostess gifts (to ‘return’ the favor) as well as for families you know are needing a bit of love in the form of food.
One of the major components of gift baskets are bottles and jars – and most often the classic Mason Jar. Whether they hold cleaning supplies, Italian spices, flavored vinegars, or the loved cookie mix, jars are the stars. And since they can be used for storage afterwards, they also count as a gift themselves!
Needless to say, I’m always looking for interesting things to put into gift jars and this Rosemary Focaccia fits the bill.
Most people may have gotten cookies in a jar, but bread? Probably not as much, so that’s a nice change, especially a yeast bread.
Plus, this bread is so easy to make from the mix, it’s a great introduction to homemade bread!
Rosemary Focaccia Bread Gift In A Jar
Ingredients
- Bread flour
- Whole wheat flour
- Instant yeast (must be the instant variety)
- Sugar
- Salt
- Dried rosemary
- Optional: dried red pepper flakes
All the recipient will need to add is water and olive oil with a little salt for topping.
With the detailed, easy instructions even a novice bread-baker will have success with this Italian flat bread.
What a great way to encourage someone you know would like to bake!
Directions for rosemary focaccia jar gift:
- Mix up the dry ingredients.
- Add the ingredients to a pint-sized mason jar with lid.
- Print the recipe card tags printable below and cut out each recipe.
- Glue to a slightly bigger piece of cardstock, fold in half, punch a hole and thread a ribbon through (or simply punch hole in corner of recipe card and attach).
- Use a ribbon to attach the recipe tag with the baking directions to the jar before giving.
Print the Recipe Tags
Click on the image below to open in a new window (then right-click to download to your computer):
Packaging Tips
You can give the bread on its own in a bread basket lined with a pretty napkin.
Or it can be part of a bigger basket. I like to pair it with this Red Beans & Rice jar gift – or try an Italian theme with a jar of sauce and some herbs.
However you give it, I’m sure it will be a hit, and who knows? You might get someone started down the bread-baking path!
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Rosemary Focaccia Bread Mix for Jar
Equipment
- Pint (16 ounces) glass jar and lid
Ingredients
- 1 cup bread flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoon dried rosemary crumbled
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional, but really good
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to blend.
- Transfer to a 1-pint glass jar and seal.
- Print and cut out recipe card. Add a ribbon or twine to attach the tag with directions to the jar.
Notes
Nutrition
Have you ever given – or received a mix in a jar?
Other Mason Jar Gift Ideas
Cinnamon-Oat Pancake and Waffle Mix
Gluten Free Buckwheat Oat Pancake Mix
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Hi, Jami!
Love your ideas and wonderful recipes! Question on the fococcia bread: I don’t see the recipe for actually making the bread? Did I miss something? Thanks for all, Sandra
This is an older jar recipe that doesn’t use my current format, so the directions are only in the tags. Download them to get the instructions on how to make the bread! (I see I need to update this one!)
Is it okay to use AP flour? I use AP flour in my regular focaccia recipe and it is great!
Yes!
I’d love to make this for Christmas gifts, but I’m traveling out of state for the holiday. How long would the bread jars last before they started to turn icky?
Great idea, Brandi. 🙂 This is just flour and yeast – if your yeast is fresh, it would last 4 months at room temperature. You can increase that by refrigerating the jars after making them so that they’re as fresh as possible before traveling.
This looks like a great gift and project! Do you think halving all the ingredients (and recipe ingredients) and baking in an 8×8″ pan would work? I’m considering using this as a shower favor, but smaller jars would work better. Thanks for any input.
I haven’t tried that, Christy, but it may. Try it out first and if it does then package them up for your shower. 🙂
Thanks!
wonderful idea, thanks! 🙂
That is such a greate idea 🙂 I love it!
It’s been a while, but one Christmas I bought all kinds of dry beans, mixed them in a giant container, then portioned them into several quart jars. Included in the gift sack was a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes (home canned would have been better).
Spicy Bean Soup: Cook beans in water until tender, either stove top or in a crockpot. Add in the Ro-Tel tomatoes. Brown a pound of sausage (mild to hot according to your tastes). Crumble sausage into soup, simmer a little longer, then serve.
That’s to the best of my recollection, but test it first if you decide to try it. Like I said, it’s been a while.
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brenda from arkansas
What a wonderful idea, I am actually going to see if I can make this bread but replace the flour with gluten free flour just for myself as I am Gluten free unfortunately :(. I presume I add the two amounts of flour together if I use all gluten free flour.
Your very enterprising and clever 🙂
That is such a cute idea, I love it!
This is a great idea 🙂
Mmmm….now I’m craving warm bread right outta the oven. Thanks for the recipe Jami!!