2007-02-11 02:05:56 · 7 answers · asked by eric.clark 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Shortening is what you find in the cooking section of your grocery store that is in a can marked "Crisco" or a store brand name. It is an oil that is solid.
Depending upon what brand you buy, it may or may not have animal fat in it.
2007-02-11 02:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by Toe the line 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shortening is a semisolid fat used in food preparation, especially baked goods, and is so called because it inhibits the formation of long gluten strands in wheat-based doughs, giving them a "short" texture (as in shortbread). The term "shortening" can be used more broadly to apply to any fat, such as butter, lard, or margarine, used in baking, but as used in recipes it refers to a hydrogenated vegetable oil that is solid at room temperature. Shortening has a higher smoke point than butter and margarine, and it has 100% fat content, compared to 80% for butter and margarine. Crisco, a popular brand, was first produced in 1911.
2007-02-11 10:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shortening for cooking is either cooking oil or lard.
2007-02-11 10:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If are looking for a specific consumer product, Crisco is your best bet...
2007-02-11 10:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Djuna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crisco is usually good for baking.
2007-02-11 10:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are baking, they mean crisco.
2007-02-11 10:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by Bio Instructor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grease or lard.
2007-02-13 16:31:27 · answer #7 · answered by tinker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋