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Picnic Worthy Bakes

ByCaro 18/06/202106/04/2025

Overhead shot of a picnic table with basket, flask, napkins, sandwiches, cookies, fruit etc and titled picnic week.

Here are all my current picnic worthy bakes, for anytime you want to enjoy some home baked sweet and savoury snacks & finger foods, on the go.  All suitable for beginner bakers.

Picnic Worthy Bakes

Picnic Time!!

For 2024, National Picnic Day is 23rd April, 18th June is International Picnic Day & Picnic Week is 17th – 25th June for the UK. But if the weather is nice, why not have a picnic any day? So here’s some of my recipes, that I think suitable hand foods for a picnic or even parties and big gatherings. All recipes with step-by-step photos and thorough instructions that you can understand.

Close shot of tall homemade double decker cheese burger with deep golden brown seeded top, cheese, tomoato and gerkins visible, on a pale pink plate with more to the background.

90 Minute Burger Buns

If you want to make fresh rolls or burger buns, but don’t have the time for the usual 3 – 4 hours for normal yeast-based recipes, you should try this recipe for 90 Minute Burger Buns. Thorough instructions, measurements in grams, ounces & cups, and they taste great too!

Go to 90 minute burger buns

Quicker Hotdog Buns

Below are some more of my quicker yeast-based recipes:

Close shot of 2 pieces of cheddar filled Turkish Poĝaça roll.

4 photo collage of mini Ramadan pidesi, Turkish Ramadan thick flatbreads, with a diamond shape pattern on top.

Quicker Tear and share dinner rolls baked together in a round shape, with various seeds, on a black and white plate on a pink patterned tablecloth.

From left to right – Turkish Cheese Filled Rolls (Pogača), Mini Turkish Breads (Ramazan Pidesi), 2 Hour Bagels & 2 Hour Tea-&-Share Dinner Rolls. Click to go to more quicker yeast recipes.

More Savoury Bakes

Extra close shot of a table with pink napkins and crackery, alcohol bottles and glasses to the back and puff pastry swirls served.

Close fornt shot of a plate of stacked large British cheese scones in the background with an air fryer basket, pink tea plates and napkin and a half eaten buttered halved scone to the front.

Extra close shot of a stack of 3 tear-and-share cheese herb topped scones, on a pink tile table.

Cheese pastry twists up extra close on pale blue background.

7 cheese and mozzarella muffins stacke din a wicker basket.

Speedy cheese swirls plated on dinner table

Round plate of puff pastry swirls on a dining table.

Extra close angled shot of a homemade golden hot dog bun with sesame seeds, filled with hot dog, onion and gerkin pieces.

Extra close shot of a female hand holding a piece of cheesy bread with bit eout of it, showing texture.

Partial shot of a pink plate of golden homemade sesame topped hot dog buns, on a pink plate.

Large round green spinach cheese flatbread on chopping board, one slice up close.

Sweet Picnic Treats

Cream filled layer cake on table with teapot and cup to the side.

Long close shot of a slic eof pineapple upside-down cake, made in a bundt tin,, served on vintage plate, with full cake to the background.

Close photo of a cupcake cut in half, showing the stuffed rhubarb compote inside.

Front shot of a tall slic eof bundt cake with glaze and strng red plum pieces, serve don plate & with pink napkin and whitwe crockery to the back.

Cakes, cakes & more cakes. Lots of classic British bakes and great for a picnic or party outdoors. (Click the photo to go to the recipe).

Overhead of pastel blue coloured table and napkins, whole rhubarb pie, slice served, coffee and title.

Mini carrot bundt cakes decorated and on a cooling rack.

Close shot of a slice of golden fruit cake on it's side and served on white plate with fork.

Lots of British scones (including air fryer versions), as well as squares/bars & quick breads (click to go to recipe)

Close square shot of a well risen British scone un cupt and served on British blue and white Willow tableware, with scones to the background.

Close shot of 2 halves of British chocolate scones topped with jam and cream on whit eplate and pink napkin.

Close shot of 2 oat squares on a blue plate showing soft chewy texture.

Partial shot of sliced banana bread on chopping board with slice sof banana.

Muffins, biscuits & cookies (click photo for recipe)

Ladies hand about to hold handle of small white cup with cranberry filled muffin and more to the background, with half eatten mini bunt to the front.

Autumn/Fall biege shades and straw decorations, surrounding white plate on white bright table setting with coffeec ups, and plate of Scottish shortbread round cookies, half coated in chocolate and coconut.

Cranberry orange Easter biscuits on a plate with orange and mini eggs scattered.

Close shot of 2 square cookies with studs of cranberry and pecans with coffee cup to the back.

Here’s also a link to see more cookies and biscuits – go to cookie recipes or the cakes and cupcakes page.

Extra Accompaniments

Overhead close shot of small bowl of stewed rhubarb and pastry cream, with spoon showing contents.

Overhead shot of a open jar of homemad elemon curd, with another jar to the back, lid, lemon and lime slices and yellow coloured flower.

Overhead shot of a ball of homemade butte rinside a cheese cloth inside a container, on wooden table with jug of buttermilk to the back.

Don’t forget other great food items like Easy Lemon Curd, Blueberry Orange Curd, fig & anise curd , plum orange jam, strawberry reduction/puree , stewed rhubarb/compote. or even homemade butter. All are great with crackers, or with your scones.

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Caro x

Overhead shot of a picnic table with basket, flask, napkins, sandwiches, cookies, fruit etc and titled picnic week.

Tall homemade double decker cheese burger with deep golden brown seeded top, cheese, on a pale pink plate with more to the background.

Photo of Quorn sausage in homemade hot dog bun, with sesame seeds, onion and cheese, on a pink plate.

close shot of a Turkish cay/shaped tea glass with orang/brown coloured fruit tea with ice cubes on top and oranges and glasses in the background.

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