It seems like St. Patrick's Day is a golden opportunity to bake, what with all the recipes for classic soda bread and chocolate Guinness cupcakes flying around. Baking is also a favorite way to give someone a gift: to participate in a meal, welcome someone to a new home, or just say hello with something sweet. We've baked a couple gifts this past week, and it made us wonder: what's your favorite go-to baking gift?
What's Your Go-To Baking Gift?
The old standby of banana bread, perhaps? Or a batch of muffins? Maybe cupcakes or an easy tea-cake? Cookies?
What do you bake when you want to take a gift or a dessert to share?
Here are a few past favorites from the archives:
• Mini Blueberry Lemon Muffins
• Zucchini Muffins from Simply Recipes
• Jam and Ricotta Muffins
• Easiest Cake Ever
Related: Hospitality: What Meals Do You Take to Friends?
(Image: Faith Durand, of Martha Stewart Oatmeal Raisin Squares)
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homemade granola! It's healthy and great for energy boost, and satiates sweet tooth =)
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view reggiesoang's profile
What is that yummy thing in the photo? That looks like something good to give or get!!
view MarmaladeInk's profile
I want to eat the intro picture. Please give more info.
view theskyisfalling's profile
Hey guys - the link to the photo's recipe is in the photo credit at the bottom of the post....
view faith's profile
my famous, thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies. sometimes a dozen or so huge ones, and sometimes a bag full of baby bite sized ones.
view splatgirl's profile
I have a lemon poke cake that I make in little bitty loaf pans as gifts. It's not very exotic, but it's always a bit hit.
view JulzB's profile
Brownies, easy to make, easy to take and they keep well. I have a foolproof recipe from Cooks Country and it allows variations. Although any good brownie recipe will do.
view acushla's profile
White chocolate cranberry cookies -- yuuuuummmm!
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/cranberry-white-chocolate-shortbread-66042.aspx
view aoede's profile
I like to try something new if I can, but brownies are my go to if I don't have time for anything else. I use a recipe from an old Better Homes and Gardens Dessert Cookbook my mom has.
view kitchengraffiti's profile
Fruit crostata with a cornmeal crust. Fast and yummy.
view JudiAU's profile
Blondies, with pecans. Chocolate chip cookies. Sour cream pound cake, good fresh and then toasted the days after.
California fruit cake, loaded with dates, dried apricots and nuts. And who doesn't love a loaf of banana nut bread.
Oh, I'm hungry now.
view lawoman's profile
Cupcakes with beautifully colored frosting in a custom box
view miniminx's profile
Ooooh banana bread! Good one lawoman. I want that now too : )
view miniminx's profile
My own banana bread- it's the only recipe I've really perfected, and it's delicious!
view Damfino's profile
cake balls!
view nani-susie's profile
Peanut butter cookies. They're not common at all in Japan and everyone loves them.
view Orchid64's profile
Apple pie. But generally only if I can justify making at least four- once all the prep work is done each pie isn't really very time consuming to put together. And I like to carve shapes related to the event into the tops for the vent.
view nchanceb's profile
Banana bread! :) I got one for a gift once and LOVED it. So I got the recipe they used, and I've used it ever since!
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