What ingredients should I have on hand for baking?

Here is a list of baking ingredients that you can store in your pantry. With these ingredients on hand, you’ll be able to create many delicious recipes.

Dry Ingredients

1) All-Purpose Flour. You can use this type of flour for cookies, rolls, muffins, and some cakes.
2) Basic Leavening Products: Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Active Dry Yeast
3) Dry Sugars: Granulated Sugar, Confectioner Sugar, Light Brown Sugar, and Raw Sugar.
4) Liquid Sugars: Honey, Molasses, Agave and Maple Syrup. Honey is the most commonly used of the liquid sugars, but if you have a preference for the flavor in one of the other ones, have it on hand
5) Salt: Granulated Table Salt. Sea salt is a healthier option but often has larger granules and kosher salt is useful for some recipes.
6) Cocoa: Natural Cocoa is the most commonly used cocoa in baking.

Wet Ingredients

1) Dairy: Milk Whole milk offers a better flavor but you can often use lower fat milk as well.
2) Fats: Unsalted Butter, Shortening, Canola oil. Of the vegetable oils, Canola oil is a good option because it has a mild flavor, which doesn’t affect the taste of your baked good.
3) Extracts: Natural Vanilla Extract. Almond extract is also a nice flavor to have on hand.
4) Spices: Ground Cinnamon, Clove, All Spice, and Ginger
5) Chocolate: Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

Have these ingredients on hand and you’ll be ready to bake when the mood strikes. If you’d like help picking specific ingredients, we have Amazon links on our website. Whenever you are ready, join us at www.baritonebaker.com for baking fun!