I almost felt like apologizing once for a pie I'd made with generic chocolate chips. Frankly, with baking, I've found that substitutions can often produce unsatisfying results.

Rather than substitute cheaper ingredients for more expensive ones, my strategy is to try to purchase the ingredients I need at the lowest price possible. I don't know if these suggestions will help, since they all involve long-term planning rather than immediate solutions, but here's what's worked for me: - Buy dry ingredients flour, sugar, etc.

in bulk. I do have particular brands of flour I prefer for pastries, breads, etc. I always buy the largest size available provided it's actually the cheapest. I'll purchase several containers at the sale price, then slice and freeze them. This works well for peaches, raspberries, and other fruits that are usually very expensive.

Sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and butter provided you know it's butter and not "butter spread" - those labels are deceiving are all fine to purchase as generics, in my experience.

I am brand-conscious when it comes to flours and chocolate. Sometimes they've got great deals on fruit - other times they're quite a bit more expensive than the store. posted by pecanpies at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ].

Best answer: Seconding everything pecanpies said, with the addition that I buy butter whenever it's on sale and freeze it. I have about 8 sticks in the freezer right now that were about 25 cents apiece between sale price and coupons.

posted by gatorae at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ]. Best answer: I substitute fats and sugars all the time, depending on what I've got on hand.

I've made sandwich breads and rolls with butter, olive oil supermarket quality, not my good stuff , duck fat, etc. You can adapt apple cake and banana bread recipes for almost any fruit, just adjust for sweetness and liquid volume.

You might find Michael Rulhman's book Ratio helpful. posted by desuetude at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ]. Response by poster: These are good suggestions, but I should mention that I don't have a car, so there's a limit to how much I can stock up.

Freezing butter and fruit is a good idea, though. Are there good sources out there for simple, old-timey, super-cheap recipes?

For instance, I like making baking powder biscuits if I wind up with unexpected guests. Basically, I'd like to be able to cook like a frugal grandma. posted by GraceCathedral at PM on July 10, Make your own vanilla extract. This has to have saved me hundreds over the years I'm a pastry chef.

You mention preferring no-knead bread because it calls for less yeast, but if you did the math on yeast I bet the difference is like a penny. Standard white bread is going to cost pretty much the same despite variations in recipes, and the main expense there is the ingredient you use in the largest volume: flour.

When flour is on sale, buy some and keep it in the freezer if necessary. posted by jessicapierce at PM on July 10, Best answer: You can buy bulk yeast, and I suspect many other dry ingredients, online. I found the yeast I prefer sold by the pound through a retailer whose name rhymes with "Shamazon.

posted by itstheclamsname at PM on July 10, Jam on biscuits, fruit or a small amount of chocolate atop cake, etc. Angel food cake is absurdly cheap and easier to make than most people suspect you do NOT need the special pan! And it's impressive as hell. Response by poster: Will definitely look at buying yeast online.

This is the kind of thing that makes me feel like I can't afford to bake. I did start making my own vanilla extract last year, and it's been fantastic - MUCH cheaper, very easy, and identical to the store-bought kind.

Best answer: I'm always storing away stuff in the freezer to keep it from spoiling beyond the point where it can be used: sour milk, overripe bananas, bread crusts, lemon and orange rind and juice, mashed potatoes, etc. To get you started, I compiled a list of 10 delicious recipes that are also cheap to make!

Some of these cheap recipes use just a few ingredients, while others only use pantry staples you probably have in your house already — and all of them stay away from expensive ingredients, like fruit, cream, excess butter, etc.

These recipes may be affordable, but they are not lacking in the flavor department! Get ready to bake some gourmet treats on a budget! If you have yogurt, flour, and baking powder in your house right now, you can make my 3-Ingredient Flatbread! These 3 ingredients are all you need to make an inexpensive homemade flatbread that tastes so much better than store-bought.

This humble dessert has a moist texture, and a delicious, buttery, cinnamon flavor fit for a queen. Did you know that you could make these rich, delicious Chocolate Shortbread Cookies with only 6 ingredients that are likely already in your pantry?

Many Irish foods are made with humble ingredients, and this White Irish Soda Bread is no exception. The title of this one speaks for itself: 3-Ingredient Nutella Brownies! All you need to make these brownies are flour, eggs, and you guessed it Nutella!

These cheap homemade brownies are chewy and gooey in the middle, with a nice crackly top. I think Oatmeal Cookies are so underrated. These are especially good and are made with 3 cheap ingredients you may already have in your house: oats, chocolate chips, and bananas.

My Best-Ever Banana Bread could save you money by reducing food waste! Load up because bananas are great for sweet, moist desserts! Not ready to bake? Once the bananas are ripe, peel them and freeze them in a Ziploc bag until you need them. These 3-Ingredient Coconut Cookies are affordable, dainty, and addicting.

You only need shredded coconut, sugar, and a little coconut milk. I come from a long line of Southern bakers making the most of what we had on hand in the cupboard. In my family, as long as we had flour, butter, sugar and eggs on hand, we were always baking. My love of baking grew, and when other girls used their babysitting money to buy makeup, I spent my hard-earned cash on chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla.

I baked cookies and small cakes for friends and family—all with the money I earned myself. The first step to affordable baking is to recognize where the expenses are. Initially, those expenses will be equipment-related. But while the costs of equipment can add up, you can start with just a few pieces and build your arsenal slowly as your love of baking grows.

In other words, you do not have to run out and buy that stand mixer to get started. Hand mixers are much less pricey, and they're all you need for creaming butter for cookies or making meringues and mixing cake batters.

And in fact, you can make many recipes—like muffins , bars , and cakes with melted butter or oil —right in a large mixing bowl with nothing more than a wooden spoon or spatula. You will need to purchase measuring spoons , measuring cups , a whisk , a sturdy heatproof rubber spatula or spoon, and a large mixing bowl.

Look for them—as well as professional grade mixing bowls and sheet pans—at a restaurant supply store or even yard sales and thrift stores. Almost everything you see here can be bought on sale and frozen until you need it. But not the scale.

Ingredients are the other big baking expense. Just like with equipment, I recommend you start small with a basic pantry and stock it with new items when you can. And just like with Dutch ovens and Vitamix blenders , always keep your eye out for a sale.

See a great deal on butter? Stock up and freeze it. Same goes for other premium items, such as nuts and fresh fruit. That said, it pays to know when to go for the name brands. For many basic ingredients like granulated sugar, brown sugar, confectioners' sugar, and condensed milk, store brands are great.

But when it comes to butter, chocolate, spices, and extracts? Items like nuts and chocolate are always going to be a splurge. And every now and then the splurge will be worth it.

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posted by phunniemee at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ]. Best answer: If I need to keep costs down, I automatically rule out any recipes with nuts - those tend to add up quickly. I almost felt like apologizing once for a pie I'd made with generic chocolate chips.

Frankly, with baking, I've found that substitutions can often produce unsatisfying results. Rather than substitute cheaper ingredients for more expensive ones, my strategy is to try to purchase the ingredients I need at the lowest price possible.

I don't know if these suggestions will help, since they all involve long-term planning rather than immediate solutions, but here's what's worked for me: - Buy dry ingredients flour, sugar, etc. in bulk. I do have particular brands of flour I prefer for pastries, breads, etc.

I always buy the largest size available provided it's actually the cheapest. I'll purchase several containers at the sale price, then slice and freeze them. This works well for peaches, raspberries, and other fruits that are usually very expensive.

Sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and butter provided you know it's butter and not "butter spread" - those labels are deceiving are all fine to purchase as generics, in my experience. I am brand-conscious when it comes to flours and chocolate.

Sometimes they've got great deals on fruit - other times they're quite a bit more expensive than the store. posted by pecanpies at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ].

Best answer: Seconding everything pecanpies said, with the addition that I buy butter whenever it's on sale and freeze it. I have about 8 sticks in the freezer right now that were about 25 cents apiece between sale price and coupons.

posted by gatorae at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ]. Best answer: I substitute fats and sugars all the time, depending on what I've got on hand. I've made sandwich breads and rolls with butter, olive oil supermarket quality, not my good stuff , duck fat, etc. You can adapt apple cake and banana bread recipes for almost any fruit, just adjust for sweetness and liquid volume.

You might find Michael Rulhman's book Ratio helpful. posted by desuetude at PM on July 10, [ 1 favorite ].

Response by poster: These are good suggestions, but I should mention that I don't have a car, so there's a limit to how much I can stock up.

Freezing butter and fruit is a good idea, though. Are there good sources out there for simple, old-timey, super-cheap recipes? For instance, I like making baking powder biscuits if I wind up with unexpected guests.

Basically, I'd like to be able to cook like a frugal grandma. posted by GraceCathedral at PM on July 10, Make your own vanilla extract.

This has to have saved me hundreds over the years I'm a pastry chef. You mention preferring no-knead bread because it calls for less yeast, but if you did the math on yeast I bet the difference is like a penny.

Standard white bread is going to cost pretty much the same despite variations in recipes, and the main expense there is the ingredient you use in the largest volume: flour. When flour is on sale, buy some and keep it in the freezer if necessary.

posted by jessicapierce at PM on July 10, Best answer: You can buy bulk yeast, and I suspect many other dry ingredients, online. I found the yeast I prefer sold by the pound through a retailer whose name rhymes with "Shamazon. posted by itstheclamsname at PM on July 10, Jam on biscuits, fruit or a small amount of chocolate atop cake, etc.

Angel food cake is absurdly cheap and easier to make than most people suspect you do NOT need the special pan! And it's impressive as hell. Response by poster: Will definitely look at buying yeast online. This is the kind of thing that makes me feel like I can't afford to bake.

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