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In baking terms, solid fats "shorten" baked goods - they have a tender, crumbly texture and do not rise as much as yeast breads which have little or no fat added. So "short bread" is sweet bread that is just flour, sugar and fat, without any leavening. Pie dough is flour, fat, water and a bit of salt; pie crust with too much fat / shortening is "too short."
Before commercial "shortening" was developed, rendered fats and butter were the available shortenings; that is, fat that is solid at room temperature. In the early 20th Century, manufacturers learned to process vegetable oils so they remained solid at room temperature, and this product came to be known as "shortening."
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What is plastic shortening?
Shortening with emulsifiers added to it
What will happen if you bake with expired shortening?
The shortening may be rancid, which will taint the food. There may also be high levels of bacteria in the shortening.
What elements make up shortening?
Shortening, such as Crisco, is made from vegetable oil.
What is shortening made of?
Shortening is made from partially-hydrogenated or hydrogenated vegetable oils.
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.
What word a noun is used to describe muscle shortening with stimulation?
The noun for muscle shortening is called contraction.
What is the thinning of and shortening of the cervix called?
Effacement.
Shortening of the muscles that causes movement is called?
Atrophy
What is it called when you distribute solid shortening through dry ingredients?
You "cut" solid shortening into dry ingredients, using the tongs of a fork or a utensil called a pastry blender.
What basic ingredient performs shortens gluten strands?
Shortening is called so because it shortens the gluten strands in flour. Shortening is any kind of solid fat, i.e. vegetable shortening (like Crisco), lard, butter, or margarine.
Why is fat usually called shortening in the baking industry?
Shortening sounds better than fat fat is from animals shortening is from vegetables as corn. If fat melted we would all be standing in a puddle
What is shortening the chain of command process called?
De-layering
What is shortening of a muscle fiber called?
a contraction human avatommy
What is it called when you take the main points and shortening the explanation?
summarizing
What are the fats and oils that make mixtures crumbly called?
Those fats and oils are called shortening.
how much does shortening cost how much does shortening cost how much does shortening cost?
about 2.00$
Why is shortcake as in strawberry shortcake called short cake?
The function of fat (that would be your butter, cream, shortening, etc.) in pastry is to make it flaky and light. Dough that contains a large proportion of fat to dry ingredients is said to be "short," and bakes up with a crumbly texture. And that's where the term "shortcake" comes from. That also explains why shortening (like Crisco) is called shortening.
