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Probably at any supermarket - shortening is simply a food grade fat. Crisco is the most common brand - in some countries you may find Kremelta. It's called shortening because it is used to make 'short' pastry - that is, a pastry with a high proportion of fat and very little liquid.
If a recipe calls for shortening you can substitute with the same weight of butter, margarine, lard or coconut fat. You can also substitute with the same weight of cooking oil but in that case you would need to reduce the volume of other liquid ingredients accordingly.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoAny good supermarket. Usually the brand that sells shortening will also sell vegetable shortening - in the UK the brand to look for is Trex.
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∙ 12y agoCrisco is the most popular vegetable shortening and can be found in a local grocery store. For example Walmart or any Supermarket.(:
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∙ 11y agoAny grocery store will carry solid shortening. Crisco is a brand of solid shortening that is very popular for both making pie crusts and for frying chicken.
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∙ 11y agogrocery stores :)
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Can vegetable oil be substituted for melted shortening?
It depends on the recipe. Shortening becomes solid at room temperature while vegetable oil does not. So vegetable oil may be substituted for melted shortening only in recipes that do not depend on shortening becoming solid for texture when cooled.
What is Crystalline form of solid fats?
Shortening
How much of shortening flakes does it take to equal a half a cup of solid shortening in cup measurements?
1cup
What is a crystalline form of a solid fat?
Shortening
What is it called when you distribute solid shortening through dry ingredients?
You "cut" solid shortening into dry ingredients, using the tongs of a fork or a utensil called a pastry blender.
Which is healthier solid shortening or vegetable oil?
Coconut oil which is a solid at room temperature.
What are different names for unsaturated fats?
Solid fats, shortening
What is crisco in baking?
Brand name for solid vegetable shortening.
What is solid shortening?
Pretty much a solid form of fat/oil Pretty much a solid form of fat/oil
Can something else be substituted for shortening?
I'll assume you meant butter for one of your shortenings. In most recipes, any solid shortening can be substituted for any other solid. The end product will vary some and in some cases it has to be shortening or it has to be butter. You will just have to try it both ways and see how it turns out.
What is hydrogenated vegetable shortening?
A solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean and cottonseed oil. Although made from oil, shortening has been chemically transformed into a solid state through hydrogenation.
What are the characteristics of shortening?
Characteristics of shortening is the natural rendering of animal fat. Shortening has semi-solid fats, contain less water and have a higher smoke point than margarine and butter.
