What is Shortening? How to use and use?

Shortening is a companion ingredient in many industries, cooking and is also a good assistant for decorating and making cakes. Let Tnhelearning.edu.vn help you better understand.

What is Shortening?

Shortening, also known as lamb/lamb fat, exists in solid form with high fat content, does not contain water and is made from vegetable oil mixed with lard.

To make shortening, a process of hydrogenation of fatty acids is required, which is why vegetable oils change from liquid to thick.

Shortening is milky white, smooth, porous, and usually melts at a high temperature of about 40-47 degrees. When melted, shortening turns pale yellow, transparent, odorless and has a characteristic taste of the material from which it is made.

Explanation of shortening

Uses of shortening

Shortening with high fat content will create a friable, softer product, making the crust become spongy. Because of the high melting point, they often help keep the cake shape, preventing the cake structure from collapsing.

Cakes that use shortening often help to increase the sweetness of the cake and prolong the shelf life. You can also use shortening to replace butter, cooking oil or make cake decorations.

Can shortening be substituted?

Shortening has the same fat as butter, so you can substitute the two as needed. When using shortening to replace you need to cut about 18% – 20% of the volume because to keep the moisture and fat for the dishes.

However, you should not often change these two ingredients because some dishes when made will not keep their own characteristics.

Replace shortening with butter

How to beat shortening properly

To decorate cake with shortening, we need to be precise about how to beat to create “stand” for the cream. Tnhelearning.edu.vn will show you two simple steps to make shortening.

First you need the ingredients:

• 900g finely ground sugar
• 400g shortening
• 80ml water
• Vanilla
• Seasoning: Salt

Step 1 You put in a bowl of 100g shortening with sugar, prepared water, add a little salt and vanilla and mix well to combine.

Step 2 Add the remaining 300g of shortening to the mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to beat for about 5-7 minutes on the lowest speed until smooth. Next you adjust to medium speed, beat for another 2 minutes and you’re done.

How to beat shortening

How to properly store shortening?

Because shortening has a high melting point, the best way to store shortening is to store it in an airtight container at room temperature, in a cool place. If you put it in the fridge, the shortening will harden.

The shortening shelf life is quite long, about 2 years from the date of manufacture. After opening the package, you should only use shortening within 6 months.

How to store shortening?

Where to buy Shortenings?

You can easily find and buy shortening at supermarkets, shops specializing in baking ingredients or on e-commerce websites.

The price of shortening ranges from 25,000 – 30,000 VND/500gr.

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