Keep This On Hand If You Plan To Do Holiday Baking

Its a great idea to have a well-stocked pantry containing all the essentials

, as well as ingredients and supplies to keep on hand for holiday baking. At first it may seem that this list would be short flour, sugar, maybe a few spices. When you start thinking about it however, there is actually a fairly long list that will result in an ideal baking pantry.

Dry Staples

When you first set out to gather all the ingredients and supplies to keep on hand for holiday baking, think about how much space you have. Also consider how much baking you plan on doing in a given month. Keep enough on hand for 2 or 3 months. Good quality baked goods starts with good quality ingredients so you dont want anything to go stale. Here is a list to get you started:

* All-purpose flour

* Pastry flour

* Whole wheat flour (bleached or unbleached)

* Granulated white sugar

* Powdered sugar

* Brown sugar

* Honey

* Molasses

* Maple Syrup

* Baking soda

* Baking powder

* Salt

* Spices: Cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice, cloves, candied ginger, vanilla

* Baking chocolate

* Semi-sweet chocolate

* Cocoa powder

* Chocolate chips

* A variety of nuts: walnuts, cashews, pecans, peanuts and almonds

* Yeast

* Canned pumpkin

* Canned pie fillings (if desired)

Dairy Products and Refrigerated Items

In addition to a well-stocked pantry of dry goods, youll also want to keep on hand a few dairy products:

* Eggs

* Butter

* Cream

* Milk

* Buttermilk

* Lemons

* Applesauce

* A variety of berries: blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, huckleberries, blackberries

The Gluten Free Pantry

If anyone in your family is gluten intolerant or suffers from celiac disease, youll need a separate set of ingredients and supplies to keep on hand for baking. Youll want to avoid anything containing gluten which will include wheat, barley, rye and oats and all products made from these grains.

Substitute products include:

* Sorghum flour

* Brown and white rice flour

* Teff flour

* Amaranth flour

* Cornstarch

* Potato starch

* Xanthan gum

* Gluten free baking powder

* Gluten free baking soda

* Gluten free chocolate chips

You may also decide its simpler to keep gluten free baking mixes on hand. You can find a good variety of mixes for pancakes, breads, cookies, cakes and muffins at most health food stores.

Baking is a wonderful activity on so many levels. What else nourishes your family, is creative and imparts a heavenly aroma to your home? Now that you know all the ingredients and supplies to keep on hand for baking youll be able to make homemade masterpieces whenever the mood strikes you!

by: Jennifer Warner

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