For holiday teacher gifts last year, I made a bunch (45 loaves!) of homemade bread for everyone. I used Canva to make a cute gift tag, too.
It was a huge hit!
I bought these mini loaf pans but the lids didn’t fit. I taped them on so it worked but definitely not ideal. You might want to lower the temp of you do smaller sizes.
pumpkin loaf – I didn’t like the pumpkin seeds on top that I got from Aldi. Probably should have roasted them or shelled them? The bread was amazing. I didn’t use the exact spices. I used pumpkin spice in an equivalent amount that the recipe listed.
Chocolate chip – didn’t modify at all.
Apple Walnut – I didn’t modify but I noticed I didn’t need as much topping when I did mini loaves.
Things I learned:
make sure your eggs really are room temp.
you can soften butter in the microwave but set the power to low. Like 2 or 3.
My kitchen aid mixer is too small for big batches. I need a bigger one. My hand mixer did a better job when I doubled the recipes.
Enjoy!
