Fat such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil used to make shortcrust pastry
(1) Any fat used in baking to tenderize the product by shortening gluten strands (2) A white, tasteless solid fat that has been formulated for baking or deep-frying
Fats used in the baking or frying of foods Shortenings impart "short" or tender qualities to baked goods Additives such as emulsifiers, antioxidants, anti-foaming agents, flavoring, etc may be present, depending on the intended use of the product
Shortening is cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough. fat made from vegetable oil that you mix with flour when making pastry
A mixture of partially hydrogenated fats, generally of plant origin, used for frying and for bakery products
{i} act of making shorter, act of cutting, abbreviation; solid fat used in baking (i.e. butter, lard, etc.)
Any fat, liquid, or solid used in pastry, dough, or batter for making the resulting product flakier, richer, or more tender In common use are hydrogenated shortenings like butter, lard, margarine, and the edible oils
If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. Smoking can shorten your life When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. lengthen
If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death. lengthen
become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches