Does anyone know a UK equivalent of 'shortening'?

Question

It's a US baking ingredient and I can't find it anywhere. I've tried vegetable suet, but it comes in grains whereas shortening is a very soft, squishy solid, similar to lard, but I don't want to use lard.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Lard

Butter

Shortening is a solidified vegetable oil that is mostly tasteless, so you could substitute any solid fat of your choosing. Just be careful of the flavor that you use in your cooked product.

Answer 2

Shortening Uk

Answer 3

Trex (white coloured veg fat). I sometimes use half Stork and half Trex, especially for pastry. You will find it in the refrigerator cabinet in shops near the margarine etc.

Update: found this on website (see below)

Shortening = Butter, Margarine, or Lard (Shortening is a generic term so, theoretically, any of the three should work and, provided you're working in volumes, you don't have to adjust the quantity. I'd start with butter.)
Shortening, Vegetable = This refers to a white "glop" known as Crisco®. Any shortening (see above) can probably be substituted but we haven't tested this.

Answer 4

Lard, butter or margarine can all be used as a substitute for shortening (which is solid vegatble fat). Personally I'd usually go for margarine and select one of the less marketed brands (those sold as for use as table butter substitutes) as those tend to be a but too soft and I prefer a harder consistency

Answer 5

It's solid or hydrogenated vegetable fat. You get it in blocks like lard (and probably in the same place in the shop) but it's vegetable based.

Answer 6

A solid fat as used in pastry, cakes etc.
Example: Lard, Marg, Butter.

Answer 7

Trex, Cookeen or White Flora but Lard or Butter or Block magarine will work as well.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Butter

Answer 10

Sorry I only know of lard