if it says to use butter flavored shortening can i use vegetable shortening instead?

Question

i'm making some banana cookies and it says to use butter flavored shortening.can i use vegetable shortening instead??

Answer 1

Sure. However, the cookies won't have that buttery flavor.

Answer 2

Shortening Vs Butter

Answer 3

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I'm sure you can find substitution guidelines at a cooking website. But a few key pieces of knowledge are helpful. Butter and margarine contain fat and water. The water is in small droplets that carry the flavor components. So, when you cook with it to substitute for shortening, you'll want to cut back on the other liquid components in the recipe and increase the solid fat just a bit. Typically butter and margarine are around 60-80 % fat and the balance water. The exact numbers escape me at the moment, but you can look those up. Just be aware that "low fat" margarines contain more water, but butters are all about the same. Vegetable shortening is a substitute for lard in most cooking. Both do not contain much water. Lard will contain cholesterol. The absence of water makes them very useful in making things like biscuits or cookies or pie crusts where little liquid water may be desired. If you use butter or margarine to make some flour based things instead of shortening or lard, you will end up with a tough chewy product rather than the desired light, flakiness. That's why many cooks say using the butter flavored vegetable shortening yields superior cookies. However, you may wish to investigate the trans-fat content of vegetable shortenings and margarines and make your own decision about which is healthier lard and butter or vegetable shortening and margarine.

Answer 4

You can subsititure the regular shortening and the recipe will come out the same. texture wise, however the flavor might not be the same as the butter flavored shortening has butter flavoring in it. If you have some butter flavored extract and the recipe calls for a liquid of some sort, i would omit 1 teaspoon of liquid ( water or oil) and add the butter flavored extract to give the recipe a more homemade buttery taste.

Answer 5

Many baking recipes I use have shortening rather than butter in them. I have found that shortening in Peanut Butter cookies, instead of butter, improves the cookies. Margarine has a lot of water content so do not use it if the recipe calls for butter. Crisco also has a butter flavored shortening.

Answer 6

Sure you can but the cookies won't be as tasty. If you have any butter, try adding some to the shortening if you don't want to go to the store.

Answer 7

try using half and half is you don't have the butter flavored kind...so if you need a cup of butter flavored us a 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of regular shortening....they might turn out a little different though.

Answer 8

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By the way, use butter if you want a crisp cookie, and shortening or margerine if you want a softer one.

Answer 9

Yes, you can use vegatable shortening. It is the same except is doesn't have the butter flavor.

Answer 10

the different would be the taste if you use vege shortening might not give that rich butter volume.