Yes, you can substitute lard for vegetable shortening in buttercream icing, but it will affect the texture and flavor. Lard has a distinct taste that may not be as neutral as shortening, which could alter the overall flavor of the icing. Additionally, lard may make the icing softer, so you might need to adjust the amount of powdered sugar or refrigerate the icing for better consistency.
Yes, melted shortening can replace vegetable oil in zucchini bread, although shortening is not a healthy choice.
No, pie crust is one of the things that has to use a solid shortening.
Butter, margarine, or vegetable oil can be used as alternatives to shortening in your recipe.
A suitable substitute for butter in a recipe can be vegetable oil.
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For most cookies you can't use oil in place of shortening.
A suitable substitute for vegetable oil when baking is to use butter instead.
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.
You could probably substitute a solid white shortening such as Crisco for lard, although I would be concerned about unhealthy aspects of partially hydrogenated oil.
You can use butter or margarine as a substitute for shortening in cookies to achieve a similar texture and taste.
Use the same amount of butter as you would shortening. In bread, a tablespoon of butter can be used instead of a tablespoon of shortening. The same amount of canola oil is even healthier.
Yes, you can generally substitute butter for shortening in a recipe, but keep in mind that butter has a higher water content, which may affect the texture of the final product.