When a recipe calls for a measured amount of shortening, use this tip to make measuring easier. If the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of shortening, fill the measuring cup 1/2 full of water then add the shortening until the water level reaches the 1 cup mark. Dump out the water and what you have left is 1/2 cup of shortening. Using water to displace space, saves struggling to pack down your shortening and makes clean-up easier. If you need 1/4 cup, place 3/4 cup of water. Just make sure the total amount of water and shortening, equals 1 cup.
By Sheila Wojtowicz from Sacramento, CA
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This method is the way my family has been doing it for years and years! It works really well with peanut butter, margarine or anything else with that type of texture. Thanks for sharing with everyone! It really does work :)
Good idea. In Home Ec I learned to put a piece of saran wrap in the measuring cup before the shortening. It is nice to be able to lift the saran wrap by the edges and pop the shortening into the mixing bowl without having to touch it but sometimes it's hard to get the shortening all the way into the edges of the cup and the saran wrap must be tossed.
This seems like a hard way to measure shortening when they make measuring cups for measuring dry ingrediants and this is what I have always used when measuring shortening. They have dry measuring cups in all sizes from 1/8 cup up to 1 cup.
Back in the day when we had to take some home ec, we were taught all kinds of tricks, It work as well for any very thick substance like peanut butter too.
I use an ice cream scoop for shortening. I have one that holds 1/3 cup and one for 1/4 cup. with these I can get any amount I need. The egg idea works in a scoop too.
I had forgotten all about this!! I used to do it all the time! Since I don't bake anymore, I have not had a use for Crisco, but if I ever do...I hope I remember this trick.
I have to ask you this question
3 table spoons of crisco how many cups do I need of crisco
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