Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?

RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By adel (Guest Post) (06/26/2008) I was wonder the same thing but was wondering if I could replace shortening with peanut butter it would be so much healthier. Report Spam or Abuse oil vs shortning Post By Jean (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) 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 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By piscesgurl (Guest Post) (11/15/2007) If you are replacing shortening with cooking oil how much do you use? Do you use the same amount or is it different? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By Gennelle (Guest Post) (08/22/2007) 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? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post by ianthe (1) | (04/07/2007) Contact what if the recipe includes butter and shortening? what do i do then? Report Spam or Abuse Shortening vs. Butter vs. Margarine Post By Your Name (Guest Post) (01/07/2007) Does it matter if you substitute shortening or butter for margarine, butter and or margarine for shortening and so on? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By glojeans5145 (Guest Post) (12/19/2006) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By healthfreak1 (Guest Post) (08/02/2006) 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 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post by ewing_reva (4) | (05/16/2005) Contact 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By (Guest Post) (01/29/2005) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post by beanygurl (125) | (01/29/2005) Contact 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil? Post By (Guest Post) (01/29/2005) 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! Report Spam or Abuse