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Baking Essentials – Tools, Ingredients & Must-Try Recipes
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items Baking is one of my favorite hobbies. Whether you’re a beginner baker or a seasoned pro, having the right tools, ingredients, and go-to recipes can make all the difference. This list has everything you need to stock your kitchen, master the basics, a...
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Must-Have Baking Tools
Pantry Staples
Specialty Ingredients
Bakeware & Pans
Time-Saving Gadgets
Basic / Standard Recipes Everyone Needs
Must-Have Baking Tools
The essentials that make baking smoother — from measuring cups to mixing bowls and whisks.
Love the lid on this measuring cup for liquids. It's perfect for melting butter in the microwave. No Splashing!
2 Cup Glass Measuring Cup with Lid Clear - Figmint™: Borosilicate, Dishwasher & Freezer Safe, Kitchen Essential
Go to rolling pin for rolling out sugar cookie dough. Set the measurement for the thickness on the sides of the rolling pin and easily roll out leveled cookie dough.
17.28" Adjustable Wood Rolling Pin Light Brown - Figmint™: Handled for Baking, Hand Wash
Mixing bowls with lids come in handy especially when proofing dough. I like to use the glass ones to melt butter since they go in the microwave and I wouldn't have to transfer or change bowls.
8pc Glass Set of 4 Mixing Bowls with Lids Clear - Figmint™: Microwave without Lid & Freezer Safe, Glass & Plastic
Nesting mixing bowls are the best for easy storage. The different sizes of mixing bowls are great for separating ingredients.
5pc Stainless Steel Non-Slip Mixing Bowls Silver - Figmint™: Nesting Kitchen Set, Dishwasher-Safe
Pantry Staples
Key ingredients to keep stocked, so you can bake at a moment’s notice — flour, sugar, baking powder, and more.
Go to chocolate chips for when I'm baking.
Nestle Toll House Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 12oz
Go to all purpose flour at a great price!
Unbleached Enriched All-Purpose Flour
Mainly use when I'm baking cookies. Resealable package is very convenient so the sure doesn't become dry and hard.
Domino Premium Pure Cane Light Brown Sugar - 2lbs
Specialty Ingredients
The little extras that elevate your baking — think pure vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and unique spices.
Adding espresso powder to brownie batter certainly deepens the flavor.
King Arthur Espresso Powder, 3 oz Jar, Kosher
Compared to other Vanilla extracts, you get more in the bottle for the same price. Bold flavor!
Organic Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract
Use this when I'm looking for a stronger vanilla flavor.
Bourbon Vanilla Bean Paste
Mainly use this flour when I'm making large bakery style chocolate chip cookies.
King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour 2 lbs
Bakeware & Pans
The right pans for cakes, cookies, bread, and beyond.
Absolutely love this loaf pan! Nothing, nothing sticks to this pan. Perfect for my weekly banana bread.
5"x9" Nonstick Aluminized Steel Loaf Pan Gold - Figmint™: Bread Loaf Pan, Dishwasher & Oven-Safe, PTFE-Free
Bakes cupcakes to perfection. Doesn't attract a great amount of heat. Super easy to clean.
12ct Nonstick Aluminized Steel Muffin Pan Gold - Figmint™: Muffin Tin, Cupcake Tray, Oven & Dishwasher Safe
Use this to make jumbo muffins or cupcakes. Come out great everytime.
6ct Nonstick Aluminized Steel Jumbo Muffin Pan Gold - Figmint™
Absolute favorite baking sheet!
Nordic Ware Naturals Baker's Half Sheet: Aluminum Rimmed Baking Sheet, Hand Wash, Oven-Safe,
Time-Saving Gadgets
Stand mixers, silicone mats, and other tools that make baking faster and easier.
This color pops in my kitchen, I absolutely love it! Love using my stand mixer for buttercream and cinnamon roll dough. Enjoy the fact I could step away and do other things while its working its magic.
Artisan® Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
Being Cordless definitely comes in handy. Allows me to move around my kitchen freely. Use this handy mixer for smaller jobs or simply don't want to set up the stand mixer.
KitchenAid Go™ Cordless Hand Mixer KHMR762
Basic / Standard Recipes Everyone Needs
Your must-know classics. Perfect to master before moving on to more advanced creations.
Soft and chewy with an enhanced brown butter flavor. Go to chocolate cookie recipe.
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies — Well Made by Kiley
These cookies are sooo good! Recipe is super easy to follow.
Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe - Preppy Kitchen
Go to recipe for brownies! Perfect if you rather a chewy brownie over fudgey.
Best Ever Chewy Brownies Recipe - Handle the Heat
Best Buttercream recipe! More of a butter flavor and not too sweet.
Brooki Buttercream Recipe — bake with brooki
Decorative Touches
Essentials used to make your desserts look as good as they taste.
I am at the start of my cake decorating journey and having two sizes for of an offset spatula definitely comes in handy.
2pk Stainless Steel Icing Spatula Set Silver - Figmint™: Offset Frosting Knife for Baking, Dishwasher-Safe
Easy disposable piping bag. Perfect for when I'm decorating cupcakes.
16 Inch Disposable Piping Bags, 100Pcs
Love these thicker piping bags! They are also larger, so I can decorate more cupcakes before bag runs out.
Ateco Disposable Decorating Bags
Its hard to close a filled piping bag sometimes, these make it so much easier.
Keenpioneer 4in Bag Sealing Clips, 12-Pack
Bought mainly for the variety of piping tips. Love the coupler. Keeps the tips secure and easy to change.
Riccle 124Pc Cake Decorating Kit with Tips