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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Default What is the point of shortening?

ode (Yukon Cornelius) wrote in
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> Most recipes for baked goods include some kind of shortening. But no
> one ever says what it does.
>
> Is it purely for texture and moisture, or is there some other purpose?
>


Isn't that enough?