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for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for cornbread.
What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A combination?
thanks!
Teri


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Teri wrote:
> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A combination?
> thanks!
> Teri



If you don't have 'soft shortening' or bacon grease, I'd go with oil.

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Teri wrote:
> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A combination?
> thanks!
> Teri


Whaddayagot? Butter, margarine, lard, Crisco, bacon grease will all
work. If all you have is liquid oil you may have to lessen the
quantity to retain texture. And you wouldn't want to use olive oil,
I'd think, because of the taste.

Better yet, make the recipe I posted years ago for cornbread. It was
from Sunset magazine, included yogurt and egg but no shortening, was
baked in a cast iron skillet. Its real claim to fame is that produces
a firm kind of cornbread, not the cake type, so it holds together
nicely rather than crumbling -- perfect for chili. I suspect if you
Google for +cornbread+yogurt you'll find it. --aem

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> Better yet, make the recipe I posted years ago for cornbread. [snip]


Here, I think this is it:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
2 large eggs

1=2E In a bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, soda, and salt. Add yogurt
and eggs and mix just until blended. [Better: beat eggs separately,
then stir them together with the yogurt well, and then add to the dry
ingredients.] Pour into a buttered 8- to 9-inch square or round pan.
[Absolutely not. Pour into a greased cast iron skillet.]

2=2E Bake in a 400=B0 oven until bread springs back when gently pressed in
center, 20 to 25 minutes. Cut in squares or wedges. Serve warm.
-aem

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> Better yet, make the recipe I posted years ago for cornbread. [snip]


Here, I think this is it:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
2 large eggs

1. In a bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, soda, and salt. Add yogurt
and eggs and mix just until blended. [Better: beat eggs separately,
then stir them together with the yogurt well, and then add to the dry
ingredients.] Pour into a buttered 8- to 9-inch square or round pan.
[Absolutely not. Pour into a greased cast iron skillet.]

2. Bake in a 400° oven until bread springs back when gently pressed in
center, 20 to 25 minutes. Cut in squares or wedges. Serve warm.
-aem

Thanks I printed this recipe for the future. I ended up using butter - so
we'll see how that turns out :-)
teri




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Teri wrote:
> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
> cornbread. What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil?
> Butter? A combination? thanks!
> Teri


Butter. Absolutely.

Jill


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Butter. Absolutely.

Jill
I can't think of much that butter doesn't make better in cooking.
Rosie

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Butter. Absolutely.

Jill
I can't think of much that butter doesn't make better in cooking.
Rosie

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"Teri" > wrote:

> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A combination?
> thanks!
> Teri
>
>


Butter.
--
Om.

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> Butter. Absolutely.
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> Jill
> I can't think of much that butter doesn't make better in cooking.
> Rosie
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True dat. ;-d
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Om.

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> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
> cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
> combination?
> thanks!
> Teri
>
>


Butter or margarine.


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> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A combination?
> thanks!
> Teri


Use room temperature butter - Oil will coat the corn meal and make the bread
greasy.

Dimitri


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"Teri" > wrote in message
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> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
> cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
> combination?
> thanks!
> Teri


I substitute olive oil for shortening in a lot of my baking, but have
discovered that oil is denser. If you use oil, consider measuring half to
two-thirds the amount of the shortening. Butter can be substituted for
shortening one-for-one.

Kathy


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Teri wrote:
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> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for cornbread.
> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A combination?
> thanks!
> Teri


Lard would be the best substitute.
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> Teri wrote:
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>> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
>> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
>> cornbread.
>> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
>> combination?
>> thanks!
>> Teri

>
> Lard would be the best substitute.


Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I mean
refrig or pantry.
Dee Dee




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>> Teri wrote:
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>>> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
>>> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
>>> cornbread.
>>> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
>>> combination?
>>> thanks!
>>> Teri

>>
>> Lard would be the best substitute.

>
> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I mean
> refrig or pantry.


I do but it is rarely used


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>>> Teri wrote:
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>>>> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
>>>> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
>>>> cornbread.
>>>> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
>>>> combination?
>>>> thanks!
>>>> Teri
>>>
>>> Lard would be the best substitute.

>>
>> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
>> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I
>> mean refrig or pantry.

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> I do but it is rarely used

Do you keep it in the freezer, as butter? Do you have any particular
requirements, or do you just pick up a lb. of lard as many would just pick
up a lb. of butter without noticing whether it is salted, organic, origin,
etc.? IOW, are you particular about your lard?
Dee Dee


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>>>> Teri wrote:
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>>>>> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
>>>>> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
>>>>> cornbread.
>>>>> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
>>>>> combination?
>>>>> thanks!
>>>>> Teri
>>>>
>>>> Lard would be the best substitute.
>>>
>>> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
>>> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I
>>> mean refrig or pantry.

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>> I do but it is rarely used

> Do you keep it in the freezer, as butter? Do you have any particular
> requirements, or do you just pick up a lb. of lard as many would just pick
> up a lb. of butter without noticing whether it is salted, organic, origin,
> etc.? IOW, are you particular about your lard?


I keep it in my fridge. It is pure lard so I don't know anything about any
other type. It just keeps fine and I use it as I want. At the moment I
have a 2LB block in there and it must be a couple of months old. I used a
bit the day before yesterday and it was fine


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Dee Randall wrote:
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> >> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> >> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
> >> cornbread.
> >> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
> >> combination?
> >> thanks!
> >> Teri

> >
> > Lard would be the best substitute.

>
> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I mean
> refrig or pantry.
> Dee Dee


Ah well. We render our own. Much tastier than the nasty white
supermarket lard.
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> >> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> >> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
> >> cornbread.
> >> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
> >> combination?
> >> thanks!
> >> Teri

> >
> > Lard would be the best substitute.

>
> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I mean
> refrig or pantry.
> Dee Dee


Me, Mi!!
Well, I keep in a cupboard but I almost always use lard rather than
shortening. I cannot remember the last time I bought shortening.

John Kane
Kingston ON



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>> > Teri wrote:
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>> >> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
>> >> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
>> >> cornbread.
>> >> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
>> >> combination?
>> >> thanks!
>> >> Teri
>> >
>> > Lard would be the best substitute.

>>
>> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
>> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I
>> mean
>> refrig or pantry.
>> Dee Dee

>
> Me, Mi!!
> Well, I keep in a cupboard but I almost always use lard rather than
> shortening. I cannot remember the last time I bought shortening.
>
> John Kane
> Kingston ON


I've not bought either probably in close to 30 years myself. I think I'd
rather use lard vs. crisco.
So, you don't refrigerate it, I understand.
Dee Dee


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>>> >> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
>>> >> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
>>> >> cornbread.
>>> >> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
>>> >> combination?
>>> >> thanks!
>>> >> Teri
>>> >
>>> > Lard would be the best substitute.
>>>
>>> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
>>> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I
>>> mean
>>> refrig or pantry.
>>> Dee Dee

>>
>> Me, Mi!!
>> Well, I keep in a cupboard but I almost always use lard rather than
>> shortening. I cannot remember the last time I bought shortening.
>>
>> John Kane
>> Kingston ON

>
> I've not bought either probably in close to 30 years myself. I think I'd
> rather use lard vs. crisco.
> So, you don't refrigerate it, I understand.


I refrigerate my lard. I assume it can go off in the cupboard the same as
butter will


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> >> > Teri wrote:
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> >> >> for soft shortening. Recipe for cornbread calls for 1/2 cup of soft
> >> >> shortening. I have a crockpot full of chili which is begging for
> >> >> cornbread.
> >> >> What can I use in place of 'soft shortening'? Oil? Butter? A
> >> >> combination?
> >> >> thanks!
> >> >> Teri
> >> >
> >> > Lard would be the best substitute.
> >>
> >> Yes, I think lard would be a good substitute, too. But then, again, I
> >> wonder how many people nowadays do keep lard in their larder -- er, I
> >> mean
> >> refrig or pantry.
> >> Dee Dee

> >
> > Me, Mi!!
> > Well, I keep in a cupboard but I almost always use lard rather than
> > shortening. I cannot remember the last time I bought shortening.
> >
> > John Kane
> > Kingston ON

>
> I've not bought either probably in close to 30 years myself. I think I'd
> rather use lard vs. crisco.
> So, you don't refrigerate it, I understand.
> Dee Dee


The usual commercial supermarket lard doesn't need refrigeration;
usually has some preservative in it. We keep our home-rendered lard in
the fridge.
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