Common baking ingredients

Here’s a compiled list of baking ingredients you’ll want around the kitchen so you can bake on a whim (and usually avoid a trip to the store).

1. Sugars/sweeteners (usually in the “wet team”)

• Brown sugar
• Granulated (white) sugar
• Powdered sugar
• Honey/agave
• Maple syrup
• Molasses

2. Flour (“dry team”)

• AP flour (all purpose)
• Cake flour
• Whole wheat flour
• Cornmeal

3. Spices (in ground/powder form unless specified otherwise — added with dry team)

• Cinnamon
• Ginger
• Allspice
• Cloves
• Cardamom powder
• Nutmeg
• Black pepper
• Pumpkin pie mix (2 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp ginger, 2 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp cloves, 1/4 tsp salt)
• Chili Powder (1/4 cup ancho chile powder, 1/4 cup red New Mexico chile powder, 2 tbsp ground cumin, 2 tbsp onion powder, 2 tbsp oregano, 1 tbsp chipotle chile powder, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tsp allspice)
• Apple pie spice mix (1/4 cup cinnamon, 4 tsp allspice, 2 tsp nutmeg, 2 tsp mace, 1 tsp cloves)
• Cocoa powder

4. Extracts (wet team)

• Vanilla
• Mint
• Almond
• Lemon

5. Chemical agents (dry team)

• Salt
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Cream of tartar
• Eggs (or egg substitute)
• Cornstarch

6. Wet team additions

• Milk (or milk substitute)
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Applesauce
• Butter
• Canola Oil
• Oil spray to prevent muffins from sticking to pans (ex: high heat canola spray oil)

7. Dry team additions

• Dried coconut flakes
• Nuts (walnuts, pecans, peanuts, almonds, pistachios)
• Chocolate chips/baking chocolate
• Dried fruit (apple, cranberries, mango)
• Oatmeal or rolled oats
• Seeds (poppy, sesame, sunflower)