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Possibly a bland flavored oil (such as sunflower). But the result will not be as good.
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When using butter instead of shortening do you still use the same amount of butter as shortening?
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.
When baking is shortening the same as butter?
In most cases, yes, shortening can replace butter without additional adjustments. But shortening will not give the same taste as butter, so additional flavorings may be needed. In some very sensitive cakes and pastries, the difference in water content might effect the results. Butter has slightly more water content than shortening.
Can you use shortening instead of butter in choc chip cookies?
You can use either-I personally prefer butter. ............. Butter gives a better flavor to the cookies and does not have the unhealthy partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that are in shortening.
Why we using butter for cake?
Because butter tastes better than artificial shortening products.
Can you substitute margarine for shortening in a muesli slice recipe?
Margarine is shortening and can be used in place of butter or other shortenings in baking, though the flavour won't be the same. In many recipes some feel the best results in texture and flavour are obtained by using butter or half-and-half butter and lard.
What is the difference between using butter or shortening in frosting?
Butter will always taste better than shortening in frosting. However, butter will give the frosting a pale yellow tint, which can be a problem if a cake must be white or a pale pastel color. Butter also will melt at a lower temperature than shortening, causing the frosting to be less stable in warm weather.
When substituting butter for shortening is it the same amount?
it should be a little less, however, if you MUST substitute butter, you are better off to use margarine, you will find that it tastes better than shortening.
Can you use butter instead of shortening in a slice and bake cookie?
Butter has a lower melting point than shortening. The cookies may spread a little further and they may tend to burn on the bottoms.
What are the characteristics of shortening?
Characteristics of shortening is the natural rendering of animal fat. Shortening has semi-solid fats, contain less water and have a higher smoke point than margarine and butter.
When baking cookies What is the difference between shortening and butter?
When you're baking cookies, if you use shortening instead of butter, your cookies come out higher. They don't spread as much as they do with butter, so your cookies turn out like the ones in the pictures instead of flat.
If cookie recipe calls for shortening but there's none available What is a safe alternative?
You can use butter or margarine, but there will be a difference in the way your cookies turn out. Butter has a lower melting temperature than shortening. Therefore, cookies make with butter or margarine will be very flat, whereas cookies made with shortening will be thicker and more cakey.
Can you use butter as a sub for shortening?
It will change the taste, but yes. Shortening is actually any fat anyway - it just happens to be a name used for one particular type in the US.
