shortening ?

Question

what can i subsitute for shortening when the recepie calls for butter and shortening? ex; tea biscuits

Answer 1

You can use all butter if you don't have any shortening or lard. You need something that's not liquid at room temp, so don't try and use oil.

Answer 2

It seems to me that we had this question just recently. I don't understand how a recipe can say butter AND shortening, because butter IS a shortening being a fat. Just put in extra butter.

Answer 3

Use cold butter, just decrease liquid by up to 20% seeing how butter has 20% water in it. Applesauce is best for other fat substitutions, and not for the flake you want in a tea biscuit.

Answer 4

You can add all butter or apple sauce or mashed banana.

You can make your own shortnening by putting an egg yolk in a blender then turn on and start adding oil. Then before you know it you have shortnening but just adding all butter is easier.

Answer 5

Apple sauce. Not kidding. It works great, reduces calories and fat. Use it amount for amount. But you will have to lower your cook temp a little and increase cook time.

Answer 6

You could use margarine