I don’t have an actual pantry, but my dream kitchen would have one the size of my current kitchen. I can see it now: shelf upon shelf of jars, containers, bags of chocolate chips, cans of pumpkin, bottles of molasses…well, maybe someday.
In the meantime, I’ve commandeered one cabinet for nearly all of my baking stuff, though I do keep my spices in a separate place. I tend to have everything on the following lists in my pantry cabinet and spice cabinet at any given time.
Pantry ItemsÂ
Basics
- White flour
- White sugar
- Light brown sugar
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Cream of tartar
- Cocoa powder
- Unsweetened baking chocolate
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Milk chocolate chips
- Walnuts
- Old-fashioned oats
- Molasses
- Light corn syrup
What I also usually have
- Active dry yeast
- Wheat flour
- Cake flour
- Dark brown sugar
- Bittersweet chocolate chips
- Toffee pieces
- Pecans
- Blanched almonds
- Canned pumpkin
- Maple syrup
Spices & Extracts
Basics
- Vanilla extract
- Almond extract
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Cloves
What I also usually have
- Vanilla beans
- Maple flavoring
- Lemon extract
- Orange extract
- Peppermint extract
- Allspice
- Mace
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