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Home » Delicious Breakfast Recipes » What’s in my Baking Pantry?

What’s in my Baking Pantry?

18/03/2020 by Emma 4 Comments

What's in my Baking Pantry
What's in my Baking Pantry

An essential checklist guiding you through exactly what’s in my baking pantry. Stock up on these essentials and you’ll be able to whip together a sweet treat without leaving your home. With all these staples at your finger tips, you’ll be able to create a delicious treat whenever you want.

With all the craziness going on around us in the world regarding the Coronavirus, we’re all going to be spending A LOT more time at home. And whilst home-bound many of you will turn to baking. Why? Baking and cooking in general brings with it routine but also a sense of comfort. Sharing that scone, slice of cake or square of brownie is sure to bring us together in our household. Plus the kids can get involved and we all know how much they love doing that!

It’s also an act of creativity and with many hours up our collective sleeves, what better way to fill that time than baking up some sweet treats to nourish the soul.

What's in my Baking Pantry

What’s In my Baking Pantry?

With reduced supplies in the supermarkets (how crazy is this panic baking mania!), you’re going to need to pull from your pantry. If you have any gaps from my list below, then bring your shopping list every time you head to the supermarket, slowly you’ll fill in those gaps. For non-refrigerated goods, another option is to look on line.

I’ve broken down my checklist into 10 separate categories just so you can see the logic of how I stock my pantry with these essential staples.

Flours, Sugars, Natural Sweeteners, Leaveners, Flavourings, Chocolate and Dried Fruit & Nuts are technically the main categories that you need to work on stocking up.

However, Refrigerated Goods and Fresh Fruit are extra items that will definitely help you along if you have them on hand. But not being stored in a pantry they can’t technically be classed as pantry items! But hey who’s looking into these specifics. I’m all about providing you with the essential, and this is part of them.

What's in my Baking Pantry

FLOURS

First off we’ll get into the different types flours I have in my pantry. The following are the basic flours that I always have available. I rarely bake gluten free, so in the majority of my desserts I use some type of flour.

  • White / All Purpose
  • Self-Raising Flour (You can make your own with plain flour and baking powder. Checkout how to do that here.)
  • Whole Wheat Flour
  • Cornstarch / Corn Flour

Since I started my Sourdough Bread making journey, I do keep these extra flours readily available. But these aren’t essential to my baking of sweet treats.

  • Rye Flour
  • Bread Flour
  • Rice Flour

Jars of different sugars

SUGARS

Not being a health food baker I do add sugars into my baking. Baking is part magic but most importantly, part science. And the sugars are there for a reason. They obviously add sweetness but also aid in the tender texture preventing your baked goods from becoming chewy. And beating sugars with the butter, a common first step of your baking method, helps aerate the batter and creates air pockets which expand when baking giving that light soft texture. My advice- if the recipe calls for sugar, add it in, it’s there for a reason.

  • Granulated White Sugar
  • Caster Sugar
  • Dark Brown Sugar
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Icing Sugar / Confectioner’s / Powdered Sugar

Natural sweeteners for baking

NATURAL SWEETENERS

I use honey and maple syrup both in my baking or on the finished goods. Whether it’s in a home-made praline or fancy eclairs these two ingredients are extremely versatile. Golden Syrup and Molasses aren’t essential to your pantry staples but I love them especially in autumn and winter seasonal baking where their flavour profiles work beautifully, like in a ginger roulade.

  • Honey
  • Maple Syrup
  • Golden Syrup
  • Molasses

Leaveners used in baking

LEAVENERS

The majority of baked goods require a leavening agent. During the mixing, heating process, baking powder releases carbon dioxide bubbles which in turn causes your baked goods to rise. Baking Soda is that same type of leveaner but requires it to be teamed with some type of acid to activate, like citrus, vinegar, cocoa powder, buttermilk or yogurt. Whether it’s a large sheet cake or a layer cake, soft, light sponge is imperative!

  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Yeast

Admittedly I don’t use yeast daily, but I am exploring more and more sweet yeasted doughs such as babka so it’s important for me to have on hand. I’ll be creating more recipes for the blog soon- in the meantime I have trusty taste testers to make the dough for!

Flavourings used in baking

FLAVOURINGS

These are my most important flavourings when it comes to baking. Without doubt you have to have Vanilla bean paste and/or extract. They will hands down elevate your sweet treats by adding another layer of flavour. I always keep the other extracts stocked as you never know when you want an almond cupcake .

As for Earl Grey Tea leaves and Espresso Powder/Coffee Granules, I adore imparting this bergamot flavour into my desserts as you can see here . And coffee used in a sponge or glaze can be seriously delicious. And it goes without saying that cocoa powder is a must have in any bakers pantry. How else are you going to get the rich, decadent chocolate taste in your brownies?!

Salt? What… in baking?! Um Absolutely! I practically always add salt to my desserts as it cuts the sweetness and adds balance beautifully. Plus add it to your caramel sauce and OMG it’s transformative!

  • Vanilla Bean Paste and/or Extract
  • Almond Extract
  • Orange Extract
  • Peppermint Extract
  • Orange Blossom Water
  • Earl Grey Tea Leaves
  • Ground Espresso/Coffee Granules
  • Cocoa Powder
  • Flaked Sea Salt and/or Table Salt

Various chocolates used in baking

CHOCOLATE

Now I bake a lot with chocolate, whether it’s for the blog or to fill my girls stomachs and satisfy their sweet tooth. So I always have a range of chocolate on hand in forms of bars or buttons or chocolate chips.

  • White Chocolate Bar/ buttons /chips
  • Milk Chocolate Bar / buttons / chips
  • Dark Chocolate Bar / buttons /chipps

If I had to choose one then I would buy chocolate bars as they are the most versatile to use in your chocolate ganache, frosting, cakes and can be chopped up for your cookie or scone recipe.

Variety of nuts in jars

DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS

I regard this section as the flavour addins that will help you create a distinctively flavoured dessert or sweet treat. Having jars of these filled up is so versatile as if I’m throwing together a quick batch of shortbread cookies I can add some nuts and dried fruit on a whim and know that it’ll taste amazing. My hubby eats granola and yogurt most mornings and without fail sprinkles some nuts, fruit and coconut on the top.

  • Almonds – whole, flaked and ground
  • Pecans
  • Walnuts
  • Hazelnuts – whole and ground
  • Dried Cranberries
  • Dried Cherries
  • Dates
  • Coconut – flakes and dessicated

Staples for baking

REFRIGERATED GOODS

My What’s In my Baking Pantry Checklist shouldn’t really include refrigerated goods as technically they aren’t your staples stored in your pantry. But I want to add these products here as really, most of the time if you don’t have one or a combination of the below, you’ll be taking a quick dash to the shops.

  • Butter – unsalted
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Greek Yogurt
  • Double Cream

Fresh fruit

FRESH FRUIT

Another extra little section for you. Again some of these fruits wouldn’t be stored in your pantry but with three kids I always have these fruits on hand. When berries are out of season in the winter months, I’ll keep a couple of bags of frozen berries available so that I can throw a couple into my bar or brownie when I feel like it. You can even whip out a jar of jam if you have frozen fruits available.

Oranges, lemons or limes are amazing to zest into your cake batter and squeeze some tangy juice out of. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t say no to a last minute Lemon and Blueberry Bundt Cake!

  • Apples
  • Lemons
  • Berries – raspberries, blueberries, blackberries
  • Oranges

Thanks so much for finding out What’s In my Baking Pantry. My aim is for you to feel fully equipped with the basic pantry staples that are essential for baking magic in your kitchen.

NOTE: My DSLR is currently in the repair shop and I desperately wanted to get this blog post up for you. SO all my photography is from my hubby’s iPhone. The images will be updated in due course!

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  1. Colette Lee

    21/03/2020 at 7:06 pm

    Thank you for your post! It is beautiful, inspiring & informative- all that I need for a wonderful Saturday morning! I am truly inspired to clean up the jumbled confusion in my cabinets now! Have a wonderful weekend and coming new weeks ahead! Moving through the confusion and worrisome to loveliness will be uplifting!
    xo colette

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    • Emma

      24/03/2020 at 3:59 pm

      Hi Colette- Thank you so much for messaging me. It makes me super happy to have inspired you to organise your space. For me personally, I find I need an organised environment if other aspects of our lives are out of control! Enjoy the tidying! x

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