Absolutely. Shortening will actually give the brownies a slightly fluffier texture than oil, which actually makes them somewhat dense and gummy.
Crisco brand vegetable shortening, a hydrogenated oil, is less healthy for you than oil as it is a solidified transfat (oils synthetically processed to mimic saturated fats). Lard and butter as well, though natural saturated fats (shortenings), are less healthy than oils as well.
Yes, solid Crisco can be used. Not Crisco oil.
You can use butter instead, although you really won't get the same texture as you'd get using Crisco. Oil does not work in Irish Soda Bread. You could try searching for an Irish Soda Bread recipe that doesn't include Crisco.
Butter or margarine can be used instead, adding a couple of extra tablespoons per cup of shortening called for in a recipe.
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Yes, melted and cooled Crisco can be used in place of vegetable oil.
Crisco was formally introduced in June 1911 as crystallized cottonseed oil. They wanted the name of the company to be "Cryst" but due to religious views the company name was changed to Crisco. It was not until 1960 when the company Crisco first introduced vegetable oil to the world.
Cooking oil. Like Crisco.
No, oil and syrup are not interchangeable.
On their labels the original Wesson and Crisco oils are labeled as vegetable oil. If a recipe calls for a salad oil they were referring to any of the vegetable oils. corn, sunflower oil etc. Most of the oils labeled as vegetable oil including Wesson or Crisco oil are made from soybean oil. The original Wesson oil was made from cottonseed oil. All these oils can also be referred to as salad oil.
Yes you can but you need to melt it first to have the correct measurement. You can also use corn oil some people say it tastes alittle wierd in a cake but it doesnt to me.