Shortening Recipes

Recipes Featuring Shortening

• Suet Shortening for Pies
  1 lb beef suet, chopped 1 lb lard
• Oat Flake Drop Cakes
  1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cup oat flakes 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup milk
• Pineapple Meringue Cake
  1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup sugar 4 egg yolks, beaten 1 1/2 cups cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 egg whites 2/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon flavoring 1 cup
• Apricot Stuffing for Duck
  1/2 pound dried apricots 2 cups bread crumbs 1/4 cup cracker crumbs 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon paprika 4 tablespoons chopped celery 1 tablespoon minced parsley 4 tablespoons shortening, m
• Onion Pie, Country Style
  3 pounds onions, peeled and sliced 1 pint medium cream (25%) 3 eggs, beaten Pastry: 2 pounds flour 1 1/2 pounds shortening 1 ounce salt 2 cups cold water
• Entire Wheat & Flour Bread
  1 cup scalded milk 1 cup boiling water 2 Tbsps shortening, either beef drippings, butter or lard may be used 1 Tbsp sugar 2 Tbsps molasses 1 yeast cake, dissolved in 1/4 cup lukewarm water 1 1/2
• Gingerbread
  2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup molasses 1 cup sour milk
• Blackberry Jam Cake
  3 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 2/3 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 eggs, well-beaten 1 cup black
• Boiled Frosting | 1 1/2 cups sugar
  1 1/2 cups sugar 4 Tbsps boiling water 1 Tbsp shortening 1/2 tsp flavoring 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
• Baking Powder Biscuits
  2 1/2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/3 cup shortening 1 cup milk