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Shortening
Shortening is a type of kind of solid fat. It is made of vegetable oils such as soybean and cottonseed oil.
502 Questions
When substituting butter for shortening is it the same amount?
it should be a little less, however, if you MUST substitute butter, you are better off to use margarine, you will find that it tastes better than shortening.
How long is the recovery of leg shortening surgery?
do you mean like amputations? because my aunt had that and she healed pretty slowly, but she also had some real bad heart issues
Is liquid shortening the same as solid shortening?
Not at all. Animal-based shortenings are all solid at room temperature, but vegetable shortenings can be either. Solid and liquid also behave differently depending upon the application and the working temperature. Generally speaking, solid shortenings are used to create 'flakes' inside doughs or batters.
Can you use 1 cup butter instead of 1 cup shortening in a cake recipe?
Depending on the recipe, It should work. Shortening was used as a replacement for butter along tima ago to reduce the price of products and to use up shortening or lard. Try to taste the finished product in your head and see if butter would go with the product. Chef Frank
What is the cause of rib shortening in the two hinged arch bridge?
axial thrust acting on the arch causes rib shortening. the arch becomes deeper and hence reduces the horizontal thrust...
Parchment paper under cake instead of shortening will it burn the bottom of your cake?
It shouldn't, no.
When a cake calls for shortening is crisco the best choice?
Any tupe of shortening should do. Crisco is a good choice, though.
What can you use in place of vegetable shortening?
You can use Butter, Margarine, or Lard. These will give you about the same result as using vegetable shortening. Vegetable shortening is pure fat so lard will be a good substitute, butter and margarine have water in them you will need to use a little more and if used in baking they won't produce a crust that is as flaky as shortening would. If you are looking for a healthier/low fat substitution try googleing food substitutions for vegetable shortening. Using certain fruits like apple sauce, bananas and many others as a substitution can work but a very very lesser degree.
Clarification:
Using butter, margarine or lard will not generally give the same results as using shortening. Shortening is made from hydrogenated vegetable oil, such as soybean oil, butter is made from cream, and margarine is made from various fats and liquids.
In some recipes that call for butter or shortening, you can use margarine, but since margarine has a higher water content than butter or shortening, it's not a good idea to use margarine in foods that require a crisp, flaky texture, such as pie crust.
How does muscle work by shortening or lengthening?
Muscles are comprised of contractile proteins; therefore, the ability to contract is present in their chemical composition.
shortening is pretty much butter but you don't have to put it in the freezer or fridge. I have made tortillas with it. It helps it become softer and easier to deal with better than butter,but it is NOT good with cookies.it can also be make out of veggy oil. its nice and soft easy to work with
If you have to grease a pan with shortening can you just use vegetable spray?
Yes, I do it all the time!
Can you use shortening for suet bird food?
No...especially if you are making pudding, butter or shortening melt at a low temp and you will have a heavy, greasy result
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Which is healthier solid shortening or vegetable oil?
Coconut oil which is a solid at room temperature.
Butter
It can be lard from a pig, which can be used as butter.
Can you subsatute butter and shortning for butter flavor shortning?
Yes shortening and butter are the same thing.
