10 flavors that taste great with shortening
..and 8 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes shortening better. On average, recipes with shortening received a 4.32⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with active yeast.
Shortening is common in american food
These are the most important combinations we found:
Improved by
Unfavorable to
Common combinations
- baking soda
- water
- flour
- sugar
- brown sugar
- confectioners sugar
- nutmeg
- semisweet chocolate
- buttermilk
- black pepper
- raisins
- egg yolk
- powdered sugar
- ginger
- cornflour
- granulated sugar
- egg whites
- almonds
- molasses
- pecans
- vegetable oil
- cocoa powder
- cake flour
- potatoes
- sour cream
- yeast
- garlic
- apple
- allspice
- evaporated milk
- cream cheese
- oil
- blueberry
- corn syrup
- kosher salt
- self rising flour
- orange juice
- thyme
- strawberry
- flat leaf parsley
- poultry seasoning
- cocoa
- dark brown sugar
- garlic powder
- chicken
- powdered milk
- cayenne
- tomato
- chili powder
- lime juice
- beef broth
Explore the stand out connections in the visual explorer 👉
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with shortening:
Vegan Gingerbread Cupcakes with Molasses Buttercream
allergylicious.com
Review: 4.32/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
Easter Bunny Sugar Cookies (Gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut & tree nut free; vegan option)
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 4.32/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.6/10
Allergy-friendly Soft, Roll Out Sugar Cookies
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 4.5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.5/10
Eggnog Cupcakes with Eggnog Frosting (GF & Allergy-friendly!)
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 4.7/10
Triple Layer SunButter Brownies (Gluten-free, Vegan)
allergyawesomeness.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 4.5/10
