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What is the difference between Crisco brand butter shortening and Crisco brand shortening?
Crisco brand butter shortening contains butter flavor, while regular Crisco brand shortening does not. This gives the butter shortening a buttery taste that the regular shortening lacks. Both can be used interchangeably in recipes that call for shortening.
What kind of mono and diglycerides does Crisco shortening contain?
Crisco shortening contains partially hydrogenated soybean and palm oil mono- and diglycerides. These ingredients help improve the texture and consistency of the shortening.
What can I use as a substitute for Crisco shortening in this recipe?
You can use butter or margarine as a substitute for Crisco shortening in this recipe.
When a cake calls for shortening is crisco the best choice?
Any tupe of shortening should do. Crisco is a good choice, though.
What is Crisco shortening's mPa.s?
millipascal second
Where can one find an easy pie crust recipe?
The easiest recipes are often those found on the package for common ingredients, like Crisco shortening. Another good place to find easy recipe ideas is a magazine or booklet devoted to quick and easy cooking.
What is similar to lard and is healthier?
vegetable shortening (CRISCO)
Is Crisco vegetable shortening okay to eat raw?
Absolutely, in fact, there are entire diets based solely off of crisco shortening. Crisco does not contain certain nutrients so vitamin pills are advised. Over consumption of crisco can lead to large fat deposits in the lower back.
What is crisco?
Crisco lists it's ingredients as hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, mono- and diglycerides.Check out the wiki site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisco for the whole story on how it was first invented by proctor and gamble as a cheaper substitute to animal fats for making candles. It was the first all vegetable oil shortening but it was intended for making candles. When electricity became widely available the demand for candles was reduced and that's when they decided to sell it as shortening... to eat.
Can you use crisco sticks as solid vegetable shortening as well as the butter?
Usually it doesn't really matter what type of solid shortening you use. Flavor may be a consideration, but it should perform alright. In some recipes it needs to be one or the other.
What does shortening in cooking mean?
Shortening is the fat or oil used in cooking. It can range from lard to olive oil, depending on the recipe.
Where can you find crisco shortening in LA?
any grocery store
