What can you substitute vegetable shortening with?

Question

I need to substitute vegetable shortening. I am making biscuits, and the recipe calls for vegetable shortening. Also does the measurement change any?

Answer 1

I would use butter. For every cup of shortening substitute 1 cup + 2 tablespoons butter. This is because butter has water in it and shortening does not. But your biscuits will be good! Not healthy, but good!

Sorry but I had to add a couple of comments - you CANNOT use applesauce to make biscuits - it will work in cakes etc but your biscuits will have a totally wrong texture. You also should not use light olive oil to make biscuits. Biscuits need to made with some sort of a solid shortening for the texture.

Answer 2

Substitutes For Vegetable Shortening

Answer 3

Vegetable Shortening Substitute

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Use "Extra Light Olive Oil". It is the same measurement as Crisco (for example) only healthy. It does not taste like olive oil, just oil. I use Bertelli but, can't spell it, ha. That brand tells you on the back how to use each of it's 3 oils.

Answer 6

Both are good for you, each fruit/vegetable has different vitamins. And so as more variety, as better. Vegetables have generally less sugar than fruits.

Answer 7

fleishmans margarine works well for replacing shortening use the same amount as called for

Answer 8

Lard :-) Same thing as Shortening, but tastes better. Use it in crusts and biscuits. They turn out excellent.

Answer 9

Applesauce in a recipe will work with cakes and cookies. To make biscuits I'd try butter. Keep the same measurements. You will need to watch for burning w/ butter.

Answer 10

the best would be margarine or butter