SHORTENING

Shortening

Shortening is any fat that is solid at room temperature and used to make crumbly pastry. Shortening is used in pastries that should not be elastic, such as cake. Although butter is solid at room temperature and is frequently used in making pastry, the term "shortening" seldom refers to butter, but is more closely related to margarine.

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shortening

Noun

  1. Solid fat, such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, used to make shortcrust pastry.

Verb

shortening



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