In bread, shortening coats the starch molecules, which slows down staling after the bread is cooled. Shortening can also be used to lubricate the baking pans.
In cakes, shortening helps prevent too much gluten formation, which gives a softer, lighter cake. Shortening also helps incorporate air bubbles into the cake to help with rising.
Shortening is made from vegetable oils. It is a fat that is pure white, odorless and tasteless. It is best used in cakes, and makes them very light and tender, with a moist crumb, but does not have the flavor of butter. It can be used in making pie crusts, although they will not be as flaky as those made with butter. Still, butter and shortening can be used interchangably in many recipes.
shortening is a name and a description of its function, making the dough "short". it adds fat which prevents it from rising as high. think short bread.
ewan
Shortening is used to make the dish fluffy.
No, it is not kosher.
Brand name for solid vegetable shortening.
For most cookies you can't use oil in place of shortening.
A baking pan that has been greased. Crisco shortening and a tin is I believe an English term for a baking pan.
When using shortening for cooking or when baking there are standard units of measurements. The units of measurements are cups, tablespoon and teaspoons.
yes
You can replace shortening with applesauce during baking, but this will give your baked items a difference consistency. For example, cookies turn out softer and more cake-y when using this substitution.
Shortening sounds better than fat fat is from animals shortening is from vegetables as corn. If fat melted we would all be standing in a puddle
You can safely substitute liquid oil for solid shortening in baking ONLY if the recipe calls for the shortening to be melted first. You can substitute butter or margarine for shortening ( 1 cup + 2 Tbsp for each cup of shortening). You can also substitute 1/2 cup applesauce or prune puree for each cup of shortening.
flour, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs
You can replace shortening with applesauce during baking, but this will give your baked items a difference consistency. For example, cookies turn out softer and more cake-y when using this substitution.