37 centigrade
The melting point of shortening typically ranges from 90°F to 110°F (32°C to 43°C).
A solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean and cottonseed oil. Although made from oil, shortening has been chemically transformed into a solid state through hydrogenation.
Vegetable shortening is suitable for baking and cooking applications that require a fat with a high melting point, such as pie crusts, cookies, and cakes. It helps create a tender texture and flaky layers in pastries, making it ideal for recipes where a light and airy structure is desired. Additionally, it can be used in frying due to its stability at high temperatures.
Vegetable oil and butter are two types of shortening. All fats and oils are shortening, and can be substituted for each other, but this will affect the flavour and texture of the food, as some shortenings have stronger and different flavours, and also have different melting points.
One tablespoon (tbs) of shortening is a solid fat used in cooking and baking, often made from vegetable oils. It serves to create a tender texture in baked goods like cookies and pie crusts. Shortening has a high melting point, which helps maintain structure in recipes, and it can also enhance flavor and moisture. When measuring, 1 tablespoon of shortening is equivalent to about 14 grams or 0.5 ounces.
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Between 34'C -52'C for pure vegetable ghee
27 degrees
Vegetable oil is unsaturated. Butter is saturated. Im not sure about shortening.
Butter or margarine can be a suitable substitute for vegetable shortening in baking recipes.
Shortening is any type of fat (butter, lard, hydrogenated vegetable oil) that is used for pastry to create a crumbly texture. This is good for a pie crust. Usually it's used firm not liquid depends on the recipe.
It depends on the recipe. Shortening becomes solid at room temperature while vegetable oil does not. So vegetable oil may be substituted for melted shortening only in recipes that do not depend on shortening becoming solid for texture when cooled.