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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support.  On my calendar of obscure holidays, I noticed that Friday is Make a Gift Day! Well, I've already been making gifts, but I took this as a challenge and decided to come up with something different to make. I perused Pinterest and as I looked through my own board of gift ideas, I saw this adorable treat basket that I had almost forgotten about! The directions for this basket made from 1 sheet of paper can be found on downhomeinspiration.com.  This basket is made so simply and inexpensively with 1 sheet of 12 x 12 decorative paper and some ribbon! You can use paper, or in my case I used decorative cardstock. And, because it is the holidays, I added a larger bow at the top! I love how these paper baskets turned out, and you can fill them with any treats that you would like! Kristen filled hers with mini-muffins. I thought that the 4 slots would be perfect for mini loaves of bread or different candies or cookies.  In the end, I ended up filling mine with fudge, a Pumpkin Gingerbread mini-loaf, Hot Cocoa Bombs and some Hershey's Kisses! (I feel like I copped out with the Kisses, but I didn't have time to bake the cookies that I had planned on.) But, who wouldn't love to receive a cute little basket filled with treats like this? Here are a few tips that I found when making the basket:
And one more idea, these would make adorable Easter Baskets in the Spring with pastel papers! Oh! I almost forgot! I wanted to share the Pumpkin Gingerbread Recipe with you! It is delicious!  I baked these in the 8 cavity mini loaf pan that I have. You can purchase it here. Here is the recipe: We wrapped them in little cellophane bags that came with to-from tags that will be great to write the recipients name on, plus the name of the bread! (I still think that 4 different mini loaves would be adorable.) I picked up my bags and tags after Christmas last year. But here is a sweet set on Amazon. I hope that you will try your hand at this cute little basket to fill with treats this year! What will you fill yours with? Here are some more ideas:
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It is rare for me to bake bread at the beginning of July. The summer here does not invite that type of activity. But, the other day I shared a recipe for Bannock, a stovetop bread. That got me to thinking about what other breads I could make on my griddle and I knew that English Muffins was one of them.
I had only made English Muffins once before, and that was YEARS ago! I had thought that I could only make them with sour dough starter, and I never end up keeping any around my kitchen. But, I decided to try to make them with regular yeast and see how they turned out. Guess what! They were a hit with everyone in my house! (There are currently quite a few of us here!)
My muffins came out light and fluffy. One big deal is that they cooked all of the way through! That seems like a giant feat for me because:
English Muffins are baked on a griddle that is sprayed with cooking spray and then sprinkled with corn meal or farina. The dough should be soft and smooth. Check out this gallery of photos:
Okay, there aren't really any "nooks and crannies," and no sour dough flavor, but the fluffy, yeasty flavor is really, really good. I hope you give these a try.
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I woke up this morning and thought that biscuits would be really nice to have with eggs and bacon. But, then I thought, "No, that would require turning on my oven." That was when Bannock came into my mind.
I had made Bannock once before just for fun when we were cooking outside over the firepit. It is the way trappers of centuries ago may have eaten bread in the wilderness. It is said to have been brought here from Scotland and even adopted by some Native American tribes in Canada. I like Bannock because it is very much like biscuits, but can be cooked on the stovetop in a skillet. Bannock comes out moist and tasty and holds up very well to dipping in your egg or making a breakfast sandwich or just spreading it with jam! 
This morning I ate mine with apricot jam that my son made with the apricots from his tree! So delicious!
Making the dough is so simple. Because this isn't a yeast dough, I like to just put my hands in it and pull it together into a soft ball of dough to mix it.
Next, I broke the dough into 8, roughly the same size, balls of dough. I make the bannock in a cast iron skillet that is well seasoned and covered with a thin coating of vegetable oil. Then, flatten the balls of dough and lay them into the preheated skillet. Don't over heat your pan, a medium heat is sufficient to keep it from burning on the outside and staying raw on the inside. 
Brown one side...
Then the other!
Bannock this morning made our breakfast particularly special and delicious!
If you don't want to heat up your house by turning on your oven, but you are craving some biscuits, give bannock a try! Here is the recipe!
 This traditional Portuguese Easter Bread was made a tradition in our family by my late Sister-in-law whose love and generosity enriched the lives of all who knew her. (My brother has since remarried another wonderful woman. He really knows how to pick the good ones.) My girls insisted that I needed to repost this beloved recipe for all of our readers to enjoy once again. It is a beautiful, slightly sweet loaf that is rich in tradition. Please click the button to read the full article.
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! 
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