Can shortening be used instead of butter?

Answer 1

Yes, and it is probably better for you. Shortening is made with hydrogenated fat, which we probably all should try to reduce in our diets.

The results will be a bit different. Butter will add a bit more moisture to your recipe. If you are baking your recipe, such as cookies, you might want to add an egg. The egg will prevent the cookies from spreading too much and add a cake like texture to them, similar to the "crisp outside, chewy inside" results from shortening.

Answer 2

Yes, in most recipes, butter is a tasty substitute for shortening. In some products, such as pie dough, the water called for in the recipe should be slightly reduced because butter contains more water than shortening contains. Butter should not be substituted for shortening for frying at high temperatures or deep frying because butter will scorch and smoke at lower temperatures than shortening.

Answer 3

It can be used sometimes but not all the time. It really depends on what you are using for because they are not completely the same.

Answer 4

I do. If the product you are making can have a buttery taste, I think it's a good substitution.

Answer 5

nope.