Recipes Featuring Shortening
- Ginger Drop Cakes
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon ginger
1/2 cup sour milk
1/2 cup molasses - Potato Fudge Cake
1 cup butter or shortening
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 cup grated raw potato
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teasp - Jam Cake
1 cup butter or shortening
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1 pint jam
6 tablespoons sour milk
3 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons clo - Egg White Layer Cake
2/3 cup shortening
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
5 egg whites, beaten stiff
- Cocoanut Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup butter or shortening
2 cups rolled oats
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
5 tablespoons milk
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup shredde - Biscuit Mix
8 cups flour
4 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup baking powder
1 1/2 cups shortening - Cream Cheese Pie Crust
2 1/2 packages cream cheese
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups pastry flour
1 teaspoon sugar (optional) - Steamed Fruit Pudding
1 3/4 cups flour
1/3 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup dates, figs or raisins, cut small
1/2 cup chopped nuts or shredded coconut (optional)
1/3 cup shortening, mel - Biscuits | 2 cups flour
2 cups flour
4 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsps shortening
3/4 cup milk or half milk & half water - Rich Pie Crust
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
6-8 tablespoons cold water
1/4 cup butter, creamed
