what can i bake using shortening?

Question

I have bought a whole box of shortening and now i dont' know what to use it for! Anything that needs shortening in the recipe woudl be good. But if you can (you don't have to) try having a recipe that's not hard to bake :) thank you soo much in advance!

Answer 1

Why not make Nestle Toll House cookies? They're the best chocolate chip cookies and the recipe is on the package of Nestle chocolate chips.

Almost any cookie recipe would be good. Here's the Nestle recipe that's so very tried and true. The original recipe called for shortening but they now call for butter. Just use the shortening instead and add one tablespoon of milk or water. They'll come out fantastic.....

http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=18476

You can use shortening in place of butter in almost any baking recipe if you add one tablespoon of water or milk for each cup used.

Answer 2

You could try going to the website for the brand of shortening you have. There are usually recipes at those company sites. Many cookie, cake and frosting recipes call for shortening. Frosting would likely use more of your shortening than other recipes. It usually involves mixing powdered sugar, salt and butter into your shortening with a mixer and mixing until fluffy.

Answer 3

Coffee Cookies

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar and coffee. Beat in the egg, flour, vanilla and chopped nuts. Mix until well blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Let cool on wire racks.

Answer 4

Pie crust uses shortening. So do most cookie recipes. Or make more of what you bought the shortening for in the first place.

Answer 5

Snickerdoodle Cookies
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 TB cinnamon
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
8 tb (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 large eggs

Oven rack in middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine 1/4 cup of the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish for coating and set aside. Whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.

Beat the butter, shortening, and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy. 3 to 6 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a tiem, until incorporated, about 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl and beaters as needed.

Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly mix in the flour mixture until combined, about 30 seconds. Give the dough a final stir with a rubber spatula to make sure it is combined.

Using wet hands, roll 2-tablespoons of dough at a time into balls, then roll in the cinnamon/sugar to coat and lay on two parchment-lined baking sheets. Space 2 1/2 inches apart. Bake cookies one sheet at a time, until the edges are set and just beginning to brown but the centers are still soft and puffy. 10 to 12 minutes.

Answer 6

The only things I use shortening/lard for is pie crusts and refried beans. So bad for you, yet so delicious.