Breakfast Gift Basket or Care Package
Create an easy, real food breakfast gift basket (or care package) for a loved one or those in need with a few simple ingredients.
Yield: 1 basket
Calories:
Cost: $10
Instructions
- I started with a Gift it From Scratch recipe for Maple Walnut Bread, which is sweetened only with a bit of maple syrup. I replaced the flour with whole wheat pastry flour, made 5 extra mini loaves (the recipe was for 2 small loaves) and glazed the tops with pure maple syrup – they turned out wonderful! (Or you can use any healthy, low sugar quick bread you like.)
- While the loaves are baking, mix up a pancake mix (I used a half batch of this Buttermilk Pancake Mix from BHG) and add it to a container like the half gallon canning jar with a zinc lid I used.
- Print off the pancake directions, glue them inside a card and tie onto the jar with baker’s twine. I also used the same twine to wrap a couple of the loaves in wax paper and added a label to one so our daughter would know what they were.Doing these kind of ‘pretty’ things isn’t required, but I find it fun to make it look great. Some type of labels are required, though you could easily do stickers and handwrite the labels, or something like that.
- Round out the basket with a bottle of real maple syrup and fruit (I chose green apples, which are our daughter’s favorite).
Notes
If I needed to send a package like this through the mail, I’d definitely put the mix in a baggie, and wrap everything well before sending. I don’t think the apples can be sent, though, so maybe I’d replace those with dried fruit. And to wrap as a holiday gift you can use a scrap fabric piece or the clear cellophane from craft stores.
