vegetable shortening (CRISCO)
Some vegan alternatives to traditional lard in cooking and baking include coconut oil, vegetable shortening, and plant-based margarine. These options can be used in similar ways to lard in recipes to achieve similar results.
Lard is basically pig fat and was often used in many foods as a cooking fat or as a spread similar to butter. Its use in modern cuisine has diminished because of health concerns posed by its saturated fat content. The qualities of lard can vary based on which part of the pig the fat was taken from and how the lard was processed. Lard is still used to manufacture soap.
A pound of lard is two cups and lard must be of a similar density to butter. Therefore one cup of butter weighs half a pound.
Vegetable lard does not exist, its an oxymoron. So animal lard;)
Yes and no. It's a fat but grease usually refers to fats that gel, like lard or shortening. So it's a fat, but a healthier fat that those that gel.
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what does lard do in cooking
Tagalog translation of lard: mantika
That is approximately 1 cup
Lard is fat, so 100g lard is 100g fat.
Yes, the Corn Muffin Mix does contain lard. Specifically, the box states that it contains "lard, hydrogenated lard, or partially hydrogenated lard."
1 cup of lard