RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
My recipe calls for butter or margarine plus shortening. Can oil be used in place of the shortening?
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RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
Use 2/3 cup of oil or butter to replace it.
Posted on 11/25/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
I was wonder the same thing but was wondering if I could replace shortening with peanut butter it would be so much healthier.
Posted on 06/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

oil vs shortning
Ok you all say you can put butter instead of shortening. That's cool, but what's the ratio how much of the butter to replace the shortening? Can someone please help me with this? Thank you
Posted on 11/19/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
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By piscesgurl (Guest Post)
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If you are replacing shortening with cooking oil how much do you use? Do you use the same amount or is it different?
Posted on 11/15/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
My mother-in-law had a recipe called "Never Fail Pie Crust". It was made with oil instead of shortening, but I can't find it. Have you found any you like using canola oil?
Posted on 08/22/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
what if the recipe includes butter and shortening? what do i do then?
Posted on 04/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

Shortening vs. Butter vs. Margarine
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By Your Name (Guest Post)
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Does it matter if you substitute shortening or butter for margarine, butter and or margarine for shortening and so on?
Posted on 01/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
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By glojeans5145 (Guest Post)
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In regards of using cooking oil for shortening. I was wondering about if Canola Oil would be okay..I have a pie crust recipe that calls for canola oil, and the pie crust is delicious. Even better than the pie crust that calls for shortening.
Posted on 12/19/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
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By healthfreak1 (Guest Post)
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I have been using butter as a good replacement in recipes as i am somewhat horrfied by the health risks posed by shortening, and the idea of directly consuming transfats petrifies me! 1 cup of shortening should be replaced with 3/4 of a cup of butter
Posted on 08/02/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
what works for me is to use a tip I read in the old tightwad gazette news letters. use 2/3 ratio. if the recipe calls for 1 cup shortening use 2/3 cup of your oil of choice. The person that shared that tip had won a blue ribbon in the county fair for her biscuts. I find it works. I do not even have shortening in my house.
Posted on 05/16/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
Different types of oils can result in different textures in baked goods. For example, cookies made with cooking oil will usually be softer and spread out more in the oven than cookies made with shortening. Butter would be a better substitute if you're trying to preserve the texture/consistency of what you're making.
Posted on 01/29/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
I stopped using shortening as a way of eliminating trans fats from my diet. You could refrigerate shortening to prolong its lifespan.
That said, I substitute butter for most recipes asking for shortening. Sometimes I use a combination of butter and cooking oil (in pie dough). If the recipe states "melted shortening", then use cooking oil.
When using butter, use slightly less than the amount of shortening requested. For example, if a cookie recipe asks for 1 cup of shortening, use 3/4 cup of butter.
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RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?
If you are baking, the alternative to shortening is probably butter or margarine. However, if you are frying, then cooking oil is a good substitue. By the way, shortening keeps for a very long time!
Posted on 01/29/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

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