A half cup shortening is a half cup margarine. They are practically the same except in taste.
1 cup is 8 oz. -So about 1/2 pound of shortening in a cup.
shortening is like butter 1 cup of shortening is equal to 1 cup of butter
To replace one cup of shortening use: 1 cup butter OR 1 cup margarine minus 1/2 teaspoon salt from recipe
1 cup is one cup
You can safely substitute liquid oil for solid shortening in baking ONLY if the recipe calls for the shortening to be melted first. You can substitute butter or margarine for shortening ( 1 cup + 2 Tbsp for each cup of shortening). You can also substitute 1/2 cup applesauce or prune puree for each cup of shortening.
1 cup walnut pieces = 120 grams.
1812 calories
3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon 8 tablespoons in 1 stick of butter. 3x8=24x2=48 48 teaspoons in 2 sticks. 2 sticks equals 1 cup.
If you know the approximate volume of the object (½cup shortening, for example),fill a measuring cup with ½cup cold water, and add the object until you reach twice the volume.For example, ½cup water + ½cup shortening = 1 cup → this would mean that you have ½cup of the irregular object (shortening).
One stick of butter = 1/2 cup.
Yes, you would only make changes if substituting shortening for butter, in which case you would add 6 teaspoons of water to the 1 cup of shortening to replace the 1 cup of butter.