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Is there anything special about “homogenized” shortening?
I'm interested in trying to make this "water whip" pie crust. Unlike a typical pie crust where lard/butter/shortening is cut into the flour, the shortening is apparently melted and whipped before the ...
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What exactly is “vegetable shortening”?
I have not heard about this stuff before.. It is not used in Indian cooking..!
What exactly is shortening?
I read it in a recipe to bake a rose shaped cake and it uses shortening to grease the pan..
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How do I make a flaky croissant?
I found this nice vegan croissant recipe: http://www.sabjimatablog.com/2011/05/17/recipe-vegan-croissants/ I am quite happy with the end result, but I wish I can bake a flakier pastry.
I have a ...
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What can I substitute for vegetable oil in a recipe?
Is there something that I can use as a substitute for vegetable oil in a recipe? I'm actually making cornbread (I think it matters), and normally the recipe calls for 1/3 cup vegetable oil. ...
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How can non-hydrogenated shortening exist?
I'm having a hard time looking up this question, but I have some palm oil shortening and I see some coconut oil shortening that are both non-hydrogenated. I thought the oils would be more liquid than ...
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Greasing a pan with butter vs. with shortening
Is there any reason one should prefer one over the other?
I've always used shortening (probably because that's what my mom always did), but my fiancee has always used butter.
There's no significant ...
