For a friend or relative who likes to bake, this baking kit would make the perfect gift. Filled with specialty baking items nestled attractively inside a big basket, it is sure to bring smiles to the face of your favorite baker. Read on to learn create a gift baking kit.
Instructions
Prepare the Container
1. First, buy the basket. A big wicker basket—about the size of a small picnic basket--would be a great choice. Or you might consider a plastic tub or bucket in a bright color. Type up or handwrite a card which says something like the following: "Cause I know you love to bake, here’s some things for you to make. I hope you’ll have a lot of fun--and share the treats when you’re done.
2. Line the basket with colorful fabric of some sort. You might use tea towels or a small tablecloth. Another possibility is to stop by a fabric store and pick up a yard of checked gingham or a small-patterned cotton print.
Fill the Basket
3. Include a few novelty baking items. Possibilities include miniature cupcake pans and/or loaf pans, a cookie press, printed cupcake papers, pastry brush and/or cookie cutters.
4. Add a few unusual baking mixes; you can find bags of quick bread mixes or boxes of specialty brownie mixes, for example.
5. Tuck in an assortment of small baking items such as gourmet chocolate chips, a bottle of vanilla, chopped nuts, dried fruit, food colorings, candy sprinkles and other items.
6. Put in a small cookbook devoted to one baking specialty such as pies, cookies or cakes.
7. Handwrite a card with your favorite recipe for something baked. Attach it to a note telling why you particularly like the item—or what memories you have associated with it. For example, a recipe for lemon cake with the recollection of how it was a big hit at your daughter’s graduation party, or a recipe for snowball cookies and your memories about how you and your mother used to make them together at Christmas.
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