Have you ever been confronted by a baking recipe and wondered which product to buy, or needed to cook for people with allergies to gluten, wheat, eggs or have diabetes? Perhaps you wanted to bake something to please a guest from another culture or simply wanted to try a recipe from another country. This book answers any questions about regular ingredients used in baking, helps you understand unfamiliar ones and choose the right option if necessary. It also explains various uses for the listed items, so you might find some can do double duty, saving you having to buy a new ingredient, or showing you ways to use the remainder of one you have already bought.Never again be confused about which ingredient to buy, or even if you need to buy one.