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Can Crisco lard substitute for vegetable shortening?
Yes, you can melt shortening and use in a cake recipe. It will change the texture and possibly add heaviness to the cake, but it will still be good.
What is a vegetable shortening substitute?
It depends on what you are baking or cooking. Vegetable oil can substitute in some cases. Although it will change the characteristic of your end product because vegetable oil has less "shortening power" than vegetable shortening. Butter can substitute too but you would have to increase the volume and there is the risk of burning depending on what you are making. Lard can substitute too. Its really hard to give an answer that is good, safe without knowing what you are using the shortening for. If you are frying something it is another different matter too.
Can canola oil be used as a substitute for solid vegetable shortening in a cake?
Yes, in some cake recipes, canola oil can be substituted for shortening.
If you do not have vegetable oil how much shortening do you use?
it depends what the oil is being used for.
Can you replace shortening with vegetable oil in oatmeal cookie recipe?
Vegetable oil and butter are two types of shortening. All fats and oils are shortening, and can be substituted for each other, but this will affect the flavour and texture of the food, as some shortenings have stronger and different flavours, and also have different melting points.
Can you substitute vegetable oil with something else in baking?
In cakes: Increase the amount called for by 15% and use vegetable shortening or non-dairy margarine.
How much vegetable oil instead of shortening when baking cookies?
For most cookies you can't use oil in place of shortening.
How much shortening would you substitute for 13 cup of vegetable oil?
You can't really sub the two items. The texture would be way off. If you really had to do it, melt the shortening and measure out 13 cups of liquid.
What are soft palm oils and hard palm oils?
Palm oil is considered a hard oil. You can substitute Lard, Tallow, Coconut oil, or Vegetable shortening.
Can you substitute melted shortening for vegetable oil in pancakes?
Yes, but trans fats and hydrogenated fats are really bad for you--watch out!!
Is vegetable oil shortening?
No
Can you substitute vegetable shortening for oil?
not for creaming sugar or for making a laminated dough. In general vegetable shortenings aren't that healthy and should be replaced by butter.
