What goes well with shortening?
We analyzed over 150,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes shortening better. On average, recipes with shortening gets 4.28⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better. Like with brown sugar.
Here comes the combinations we found:
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Better than not:
cake flour,
apple,
garlic,
pecans,
cocoa powder,
orange juice,
cinnamon,
cream cheese,
kosher salt,
vegetable oil,
sugar,
onion,
black pepper,
baking soda,
semi sweet chocolate,
water,
cornflour,
nutmeg,
salt,
egg,
lemon zest,
unsalted butter
Pay attention:
milk,
egg yolk,
white sugar,
buttermilk,
confectioners sugar,
purpose flour,
yeast,
hot water
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 I found with shortening:
Homemade Pie Crust Recipe (How to Make Pie Crust)
www.thecookierookie.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.4/10
