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hm christmas presents

jennmark
jennmark Posts: 57 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
i've decided to make some hampers for family this christmas, i'm going to do a sweet one with jams and marmalades in and a savoury one with chutneys and stuff. i have a breadmaker and was thinking of making a loaf to put in each, does anyone have any nice recipes for either of the hampers? i want something with some flavour/added ingredients but nothing thats going to fight with the flavours of my yummy hm preserves! an added complication is that the savoury one is for my dad and he doesnt like 'seedy' bread!
thanks,
Jen

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  • funkymonkey849
    funkymonkey849 Posts: 622 Forumite
    How about chocolate bread, or raisin and spice bread for the sweet hamper

    Olive and sundried tomato bread for the savoury hamper? Or you could make it really special and make focaccia, I think the breadmaker will do the dough and you can bake it in the oven
  • smartandshrewd
    smartandshrewd Posts: 170 Forumite
    How about a fruit loaf or ginger cake? They will stay fresh a bit longer than homemade bread.
  • funkymonkey849
    funkymonkey849 Posts: 622 Forumite
    smartandshrewd wrote: »
    How about a fruit loaf or ginger cake? They will stay fresh a bit longer than homemade bread.

    Great idea!
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    I want to do this too. Can I freeze a fruit tea loaf ?
  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    There is a thread about this on the special occasions which might give you some ideas.
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
  • ubamother
    ubamother Posts: 1,190 Forumite
    If the hamper doesn't have to keep for weeks, home-made cheese straws, digestives, parmesan crisps or any variation on savoury biscuits to go with cheese and chutneys would be a lovely addition.
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