The Best Baking Ingredients for the Best Gluten Free Baked Goods

When it comes to baked goods, flavor is so important. Especially for those of us that have food allergies and sensitivities, it can be so hard to find good tasting treats that are also safe to eat. We can spend a lot of time searching for the best ones. In order to achieve the best flavor possible in my treats, I have certain standards for my ingredients. I don’t just use any brand or any type of products, I use ingredients that are high quality. Today I want to highlight the best baking ingredients to give you the best gluten free sweets you’ve ever had:

Gluten Free Flour

This one is important in gluten free baking. There are a lot of brands of all purpose gluten free flours, and some of them can give you a strange taste or texture. I use Bob’s Red Mill One to One gluten free flour blend. This one consistently gives me good flavor and texture.

Real Sugar

I use pure cane sugar in all of my treats. No artificial sugars or sugar substitutes. Sugar isn’t just for flavor, it’s also very important for texture. You won’t get a flaky top on brownies or crispy edges on cookies without real sugar.

Baking Chips

I only use one brand of baking chips, whether it’s semi-sweet chocolate, butterscotch, white chocolate, dark chocolate, it’s all the same brand: Nestle Toll House. I’ve tried other brands, but they’re just not as rich and creamy as these, so even though they’re a bit more expensive than some other brands I always choose these ones.

Extracts

While imitation extracts can give a decent flavor, they don’t usually give the same result as pure flavor extracts, so I choose to go with the pure ones. Again, they’re usually more expensive, but in my opinion they’re worth it for the flavor. Especially with vanilla extract, since it’s in almost everything on my menu!

Butter

I prefer real sweet cream butter here! I do have some recipes that call for oil instead of butter, but butter adds a creaminess and flavor that can’t be replaced.

Baking is all about combining ingredients, and when one ingredient is off it can affect the whole result. As someone with a food sensitivity, I’ve had to give up a lot of different food items or settle for something mediocre at times because there aren’t always good gluten free options. But when it comes to baked goods, I don’t have to. When you use the right ingredients, you can enjoy high quality, delicious treats just like everyone else!

You can check out my online shop here to see all of the gluten free treats I make for you using these ingredients.