I knew that with fall around the corner baking season would soon be here. So I set about on a project that has been on my wish list–organizing a baking pantry in one of my kitchen cabinets.
Moving all my baking supplies out of my pantry {I blogged about that HERE} frees up my valuable but limited pantry ‘real estate’. It also keeps essentials close to the stove and everything together in one place. I admit, more often than not, when I start to make something I find I am suddenly out of baking soda or another essential ingredient. So to start, I moved my baking staples into some extra jars I had lying around so now it’s simple to see what I have. Same with all the other little things–like baking cups, nuts etc. –things that are easy to run out of and forget to replace, now I can glance in and see what we’re running low on.
I made it a priority to use things I already had on hand. What better tools to use than baking supplies to organize baking supplies? So, I used all my small loaf pans {jazzed up with a bit of washi tape} to corral baking cups, food coloring and birthday candles. No more digging for them in the back of the cupboards!
I also used “chip” clips to hang some recipes on the door, and command hooks to hang some measuring cups/spoons for easy access.
Probably my favorite part, and I already shared this on Instagram so some of you have already seen this, is I moved all our cookie/ice cream sprinkles into some extra spice jars I had. It’s something fun–and I can see exactly what I have–because the holidays and cookie-baking season is just around the corner {just ask Target, no doubt they’ll have decorations up any day!}.
I also organized some other baking supplies into containers. I have flour, sugar etc. in canisters on my counter so these are just some other essentials that I tend to be out of when the urge to whip up a batch of bar cookies hits, so now I can see exactly what I have.
Here’s one last look! The holidays can be a pretty busy time, so this project is one thing that will definitely make things easier and smarter come cookie-baking season 🙂
