Ravenlynne wrote:
> I'm making this recipe for Sacher Torte:
> http://www.aboutvienna.org/recipes/sachertorte.htm
>
> The glaze calls for 150 g chocolate and 75 g coconut shortening. I've
> never even seen this....what can I substitute? Google searches yielded
> not a lot except instructions to not use regular shortening.
>
I've been seeing jars of pure coconut oil in the commissary for a few
months now. It looks like thick white fluid, costs about $4 or so a jar
and was stocked in the oil section. I wonder if it is the item you're
looking for?

On 2009-10-07, Goomba > wrote:

> I've been seeing jars of pure coconut oil in the commissary for a few
> months now. It looks like thick white fluid, costs about $4 or so a jar
> and was stocked in the oil section. I wonder if it is the item you're
> looking for?

Probably not. Shortening is, by definition, typically hydrolyzed to
make it a solid at room temps. Hydrolyzed coconut oil is one of the
great boogie men of the commercial baking world, along with his
brother in health food terror, hydrolyzed cotton seed oil. Bad mojo.

I've noticed the coconut "oil" you mention in Wallmart. They also now
stock soy bean shortening.

nb

On Oct 7, 6:05*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2009-10-07, Goomba > wrote:
>
> > I've been seeing jars of pure coconut oil in the commissary for a few
> > months now. It looks like thick white fluid, costs about $4 or so a jar
> > and was stocked in the oil section. *I wonder if it is the item you're
> > looking for?
>
> Probably not. *Shortening is, by definition, typically hydrolyzed to
> make it a solid at room temps. *Hydrolyzed coconut oil is one of the
> great boogie men of the commercial baking world, along with his
> brother in health food terror, hydrolyzed cotton seed oil. *Bad mojo.

It's *hydrogenated*, not "hydrolyzed." Coconut oil is semi-solid to
begin with. Its melt point is listed at 68F-82.4F*. It separates
like bacon grease does at room temperatures. They sell it in jars at
Whole Foods or any other natural foods store.
>
> I've noticed the coconut "oil" you mention in Wallmart. *They also now
> stock soy bean shortening.

Any hydrogenated oils are VERY bad. Most cheap Crisco-type
shortenings are hydrogenated soy oil, since that's the cheapest.
Coconut oil at Wal Mart. Whoodathunkit?
>
> nb

* (source--
http://books.google.com/books?id=F6Q...20lard&f=false
)

--Bryan