Baking Ingredients

Baking can be both fun and relaxing, and can also be an opportunity to spend some time doing something in your kitchen with your family members. Some people have tons of baking ingredients in their kitchen but for beginner maybe not. So today I will introduce different types of baking ingredients .

All pupose flour. Flour is a powder made of cereal grains. It is the main ingredient of bread. Flour has so many types. All purpose flour is for use in whatever - it isn't sifted, or extra fine, etc. but it does not contain anything but flour.

This one called "self raising Flour ". Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with added salt and leavening (baking powder). You can make "self raising flour " from 1 cup of all purpose flour + add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and mix to combine.

Margarine is an ingredient in the preparation of many other foods.

Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying. Butter consists of butterfat, water and milk proteins.

Palm sugar was originally made from the sugary sap of the Palmyra palm or the date palm.

This one called "Dark brown sugar". Brown sugar is white sugar combined with molasses, which gives it a soft texture. Light and dark are the two most common styles of brown sugar. In general, the lighter the brown sugar, the more delicate the flavor. Very dark or old-fashioned brown sugar has a more intense molasses flavor.

Light Brown Sugar.

Icing sugar also known as powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar is a very fine sugar.

Cocoa powder is a powder which is obtained from cocoa solids, one of the two components of chocolate liquor. Chocolate liquor is a substance which is obtained during the manufacturing process which turns cacao beans into chocolate products. Cocoa powder can be added to baked goods for a chocolatey flavor, whisked with hot milk or water for hot chocolate, and used in a variety of other ways, depending on the taste of the cook. There are two main types of cocoa powder . Natural cocoa powder is produced using the process detailed above, and it is naturally very strong, slightly acidic, and very dark and Pure cocoa powder is very intense and bitter. To make it usable, most people add sugar to temper the chocolate flavor, and other spices such as vanilla may be added as well.

Dark chocolate is produced by adding fat and sugar to cacao. It is chocolate without milk as an additive. It is sometimes called "plain chocolate.

Full cream milk.

Cheddar cheese is a semi-hard cows milk cheese which can vary in taste from mild to extra sharp. The cheese is one of the most well known cheeses in the world, and many countries produce regional versions of cheddar cheese.

Custard powder looks a lot like cornstarch or cornflour, and in fact, is made from cornflour. It also has annatto coloring (from the achiote tree), salt and other flavorings.

Raisin are dried grapes.

Cream has two types. Heavy whipping cream and light whipping cream. Heavy Cream or Heavy "Whipping" Cream has 36 - 40% butterfat and when whipped it holds its form and doubles in volume. Heavy cream is used for filling and decorating pastries. Light Whipping Cream has a butterfat content of 30%. It whips but not as well as heavy cream, and will not hold its form long. Good for fillings but does not hold up well for piping.

Yoghurt is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.

Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated nut of this tree, Almonds have the highest protein content of any nut and are a valuable food for vegans and vegetarians.

Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods such as muffins, cakes.

Baking soda is a white powder with crystalline grains, Baking soda is weakly alkaline. As such, it acts to neutralize acids and break down proteins. This quality accounts for its usefulness as a tenderizer and a leaven.

Cream of tartar is the common name for potassium hydrogen tartrate, an acid salt that has a number of uses in cooking.

Ground Cinnamon possibly most the common baking spice, Cinnamon is used in cakes, cookies, and desserts throughout the world. Ground cinnamon is Cinnamon sticks are made from long pieces of bark that are rolled, pressed, and dried.

Ground Nutmeg is an ideal baking spice and is especially complimentary in sweet breads, cakes, muffins, cookies, and fruit pies.

Vanilla essence is the same as imitation vanilla extract. elsewhere, vanilla essence can mean a highly concentrated form of vanilla extract.

Ovalet is a food emulsifier.