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Baking/Mixes
As any true baker knows, baking is much different than cooking. Baking is an art form of its own. For all you baking enthusiast, we have found resources that will cater to your every baking need. We have found resources that were once only available to professional bakers, pure extract sources, grains direct from the mill, candied flowers and so much more. Here's to the bakers! Bring on the coookies, cakes, pies, breads, tarts!
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Mad Hectic Oatmeal - Organic oatmeal mixed with protein powder,flax seed meal and fruits/nuts. Several flavors. Our pick is the Almond Pecan - 1/2c has 14grms protein/6grms fiber & 840mg omega 3. They are delicious & solve the problem of loving oatmeal but needing protein in a quick breakfast.
Pamela's Products - Pamela's dream was to create gluten-free products that actually tasted great! In addition to many varieties of cookies, she also created baking mixes so people can make their own gluten free home baked goodies. We sampled several of her cookies- all excellent, love those ginger snaps! Her baking & pancake mix allows you to create just about anything - from homemade bread & donuts to cookies or cakes. So versatile you can take almost any recipe & substitute the mix for the wheat flour. Great resource!
bake it pretty - A terrific assortment of baking supplies. From uniquely design cupcake wrappers to adorable toppers. Baking, packaging, decorating supplies.
The Baker's Catalogue - Comprehensive baking resource.
King Arthur Flour - America's oldest flour company; baking mixes.
Kitchen Conservatory - A premier cooking school in St Louis, Mo they offer hard to find baking supplies: fondant, glucose, glycerine, cocoa butter, non-toxic gold, silver, luster dust, edible gold leaf, and much more. Also commerical grade pans, utensils, etc.
Wendy Kromer - How do you get you cakes to look like the cover of Martha Stewart? Wendy Kromer's specialty confections! She is a contributing editor for MSO, her beautiful confections are avaiable to order.She also sells an entire cake kit and her creative cookies.
Sugarcraft - Complete line of cake decorating & candy making & cookie baking supplies.
Sourdo - Authentic sourdough cultures (starters).
Amish Jam - Homemade all natural pie fillings.
Ronald Reginald's - Premium vanilla and fine flavoring.
Star Kay White - Known for their pure extracts; Chocolate, Peppermint, Almond, Ginger, Rose Lemon and Orange Extract.
Vanilla Company - Organic real vanilla extract and beans.
Chefs Warehouse - A professional chefs resource, now available online to consumers; fillings, glazes, mixes, sauces,doughs, tart shells, chocolate, flours, sugars, much more.
Kitchen Kraft - A foodcrafters supply source; cake decorating, home baking, candy making & home canning supplies.
Wilton - Complete baking, candy making supply site.
Country Kitchens - Cake decorating, candy making & more.
Golda's Kitchen - Baking, cooking & measuring equipment; baking ingredients, specialty cake decorating, chocolate & confectionery supplies.
Candied Flowers - Devoted to reviving the delicate art of crystallizing edible flowers. Done by hand, one at a time, preserves the exquisite detail & brilliant natural color of the flowers. Pansies, violas, Johnny-jump-ups, lavender and miniature roses.
Sweetfields - Crystallized edible flowers and 24 karat gold SweetDust flowers. We received samples of these unique beauties! Edible, gorgeous, non-perishable accented with food grade gold or silver. Great for baking & to float in drinks!
Sunset Farm Flowers - San Diego Family Farm grows 30 varieties of organic edible flowers and specialty herbs ; a visually beautiful site to visit.
Sunset Farm Flowers - San Diego Family Farm grows 30 varieties of organic edible flowers and specialty herbs ; a visually beautiful site to visit.
Beryls - Edible gold & silver powder; cake decorating & pastry supplies.
Sweet Celebrations - Baking and candy making ingredients and wares, cake decorating, terrific candy boxes.
Dancing Deer - In addition to their cookies and cakes they also offer earthgrown food paints. Each color also has a slight hint of its original plant flavor ie. orange (nasturtium), yellow (marigold) very cool! They also offer all natural baking, pancake mixes.
Duck Eggs - Fresh duck eggs shipped to your door! Great for baking and pastries. Those allergic to chicken eggs can often use duck eggs instead. Shipped in special boxes, they guarantee that you'll receive your eggs in good shape. All eggs are medium size.
Auiswiss - Providing the chef high quality chocolate and pastry making products and the finest ingredients from Switzerland. A wide selection of products including truffles, pralines, petite pastries, dessert shells, cereals, jams, bread mixes, and many decorations.
Summerhouse - Handcrafted cookie dough! Lauren Ferrone (owner, pastry chef) makes small batches of extraordinary cookie dough using all natural ingredients. Many of the ingredients come from local, family-owned farms and mills, and when possible, are organic or sustainably produced. The brown sugar chocolate chunk are loaded with chucks of delicious high quality chocolate and are not too sweet, the oatmeal coconut cranberry are the perfect blend of tart and sweet. The dough is pre-shaped and quick frozen, making it easy to make a batch or just a few.
goodbaker - WONDERFUL homemade mixes - made from 100% organic, and 100% wholegrain. You only add a bit of oil and water and you have fresh baked good that taste terrfic and are good for you. Highly reccomend - see our blog post on these mixes.
Sticky Fingers Bakeries - "Just add water" - all natural scone mixes. No cholesterol, no trans fats, no eggs. Not many scones can make these claims & still be delicious. Well, we baked these mixes up and they are DELICIOUS. A real time and "figure" saver (most scones have loads of butter) for the scone lover.
Back Door Gourmet - Gourmet cookies, cakes, pies, pastries ready for you to bake! Impress your friends and family with "home baked" desserts.
Fat Cat Scones - Ready to bake homemade scones, they also offer gift packages.
Joann's Desserts - Ready to bake, handmade scones, all natural. Variety of flavors are offered.
Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods - Whole grain baking aids, flours, mixes.
Kenyon Grist Mills - Turn-of-the-century Grist Mill dating back to the early 1700's, they slowly grind all of their meals and flours the old fashioned way, keeping the natural nutrition/texture of the grain;variety of whole grains meals, flours and baking mixes.
Anson Mills - Artisan Mill; freshly ground grits, polenta, masa, semolina, etc.
Sunnyland Mills - Premium quality organic / traditional bulgur wheat, pearled soft white wheat, and Grano (an Italian specialty grain made from specially selected durum wheat).
Nora Mills - Grist Mill; corn and wheat products.
Lehi Mills - High quality flours, grains,hot cereals, baking mixes.
Kings Cupboard - Montana gourmet food company, making fine dessert sauces, all natural frostings, cake mixes- including molten cake mixes and puddings. We sampled the triple chocolate layer cake mix and frosting - excellent! Natural ingredients and rich quality chocolate. We also tried several dessert sauces - each one was smooth, rich and unique in flavor.
Polly's Pancakes - Pancake mixes using organically grown grains/ stone-grind ourselves . No sugar added.
Taro Brand - Great pancake mix using poi.
The Perfect Purée of Napa Vall - Purees of fresh berries, fruits; domestic and exotic for pastries, savories and drinks.
Auntie Debbies - Unique interlocking gourmet gingerbread house kit. Six dovetailed cookie "panels" (baked from scratch) fit together for a faster construction of this edible holiday home.
Plan Bee Honey - An artisanal enterprise, as all products are harvested, bottled, hand-painted and packaged by the founders. Honey combs are handcut and packaged into beautiful wooded boxes..
The Killer Bee Guy - Killer bee honeys, butters, mustards.
Savannah Bee - Pure and natural honey, beautiful packaging.
Hamptons Honey - Varietal Honeys, raw & unfiltered.
Scharffen Berger - Unsweetened, bittersweet, and semi-sweet baking bars, natural cocoa, and Cacao Nibs (perfectly roasted cocoa beans separated from their husks/ broken into small bits) for baking.
Fox & Obel - Homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookie dough, 6lb tub.
Dancing Deer - Homemade mixes and all natural food colorings.
The Chippery - Play and bake cookie dough in fun kids colors.
The Lazy Baker - Only the finest natural ingredients are used in these baking mixes. We tried several flavors and were very impressed. They tasted completely homemade. Enjoy baking without any of the hassles. The shortbread mix is a standout.
Lazy Baker - Easy to make, all natural ingredients (not like the store brands) and the results are delicious!! We loved these mixes.
Site of the Month
Culinate
For excellent, informative food website - an ongoing conversation about eating well. Articles, cooking tips, interviews, recipes, podcasts, resources, blog posts - will help you put real food into your life. We are big fans of the site!
Editor’s Pick
Effie's Homemade Oatcakes
The "perfect" extra for your tea/coffee. Nutty, crunchy but flaky and not too sweet. We LOVE these cookies. They are extremely addictive.
Featured Products
Redwood Hill Goat Cheese
Their French-style California Crottin with its wonderful rind, and robust, earthy flavor is our favorite. Redwood Hill produces the least processed goat milk products available anywhere. A family farm, they we use a natural approach to animal husbandry to hand craft their award -winning goat milk cheese and yogurt.
AJ Gourmet
Stuffed manzanilla fina olives from Spain, handpicked and stuffed with the finest ingredients, available at AJ Gourmet.
Featured Sites
Jacksonville Mercantile
JacksonvilleMercantile.com is a must see gourmet and specialty foods store. Awesome selection!
Lillie Belle Farms
One of America's Top Chocolate Artisans. Always Organic, Natural and Preservative free.
Chocolate Cravings
Poco Dolce
Their bittersweet tiles are impossible to forget - they are a perfect creation for real chocolate aficionados. Tiny dark chocolate tiles topped with grey salt - each with its own wonderful bits of ingredients such as Aztec chile, ginger, burnt caramel toffee, etc. Their creator Kathy Wiley has master the art of simple chocolate perfection.
