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Vegetable Shortening - What It is, How to Use It
Have you stumbled across a recipe that calls for vegetable shortening, but have no idea what it is or where to get it from? We will shed some light on it below, as well as add a simple buttercream recipe, that is using Solite vegetable shortening.
Vegetable shortening is simply a 100% solid fat. Some other products like butter have water and other solids added to it, shortening has nothing at all. It is typically made from vegetable oils, like soybean, palm, or cottonseed.
