is there any good substitute for shortening?

Question

I'm making truffles and the recipe calls for shortening... which i don't have, and im pressed for time so i can't go out and buy some. HELP!

Answer 1

lard, bacon grease, margarine, butter, most of the time you can substitute cooking oil.

In an old recipe you will see the term shortening when oil would be just fine. At one point shortening was the new "thing". Up to that point women saved every tiny bit of grease off meat so they had grease for cooking. Grease, Butter, oil, shortening are all usually pretty interchangeable. Most fo the time a recipe will specify if you can't use one or more of them. Many recipes will actually be much better if you use lard or bacon grease, bisuits fo rinstance and pie crust.

Note: olive oil does not count. It has a distinctive flavor and is not suitable for quite a lot of recipes.

Answer 2

Try using another recipe. Normally peanut butter cookies don't call for shortening. The only thing I can think of to substitute shortening is lard.

Answer 3

Are you making chocolate truffles? Then you should use butter. I don't think any of those other fats will give you the right texture or taste. You could ruin the chocolate. Cream the butter well before using it, because shortening (like Crisco) is creamy and not as hard as butter. If you use salted butter, leave out any salt in the recipe or it will be too salty. Same thing with margarine, which would be ok in a pinch but not as tasty.

Answer 4

is there a substitute for 3/4 cup of shortening?

Answer 5

Butter, Margarine, Olive Oil, Apple Sauce

Answer 6

Don't use margarine. It's actually flavored shortening aka, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil which is now being banned in many states because of the negative effects on your health. Use Butter or Smart Balance.

Answer 7

If you're talking about something you have in your house already, butter would work. Margarine might undermine the texture you're trying to get.

If you're worried about unnatural transfats, cocnut oil works REALLY well

Answer 8

All fruits are fruit and vegetables. A "vegetable" is a plant, any part of which can be used for food.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

In the superstore, fruits are usually selected much too soon. Some are rocks, many are bad. Some of the fresh vegetables are generally right (zucchini, onions, garlic, lettuce, greens, and a few others) so I'd have to go with vegetables.