[DOC] [TLE] shortening (edible fat) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "shortening" (edible fat) definition: fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods. 
... any fat that is solid at room temperature and used to make crumbly pastry. ... 
shorter | edible fat, especially as used to make pastry, etc. crisp or flaky (21 of 25
... [DOC] [TLE] Lard - Wikipedia [PAR] Lard is pig fat in both its rendered and unrendered forms. It is obtained from any 
part of the pig ... Lard is commonly used in many cuisines around the world as a 
cooking fat or ... These treatments make it more consistent and prevent spoilage. 
... restrictions such as Kashrut and Halal mean that some bakers will substitute... [DOC] [TLE] Patent US4891233 - Flakes of baking shortening or lard - Google ... [PAR] Jan 2, 1990 ... Such flakes of fat may be used in making a pastry composition ... of flakes, the 
resultant pizza dough, when baked, had very flaky, tender and open crust. .... be 
used in the fats of this invention provided that there are edible and... [DOC] [TLE] Butter vs. Shortening - Flourish - King Arthur Flour [PAR] Nov 23, 2013 ... Flaky and tender when you nail it, tough as rawhide when you don't, pie ... Fat. 
Your grandma used lard. Your mom used shortening. You use ... I'd always told 
people that a shortening/butter pie crust would have .... 2 cups of flour (pastry or 
all purpose) ... It will make your crusts not only edible but delicious! [DOC] [TLE] Pastry - Ingredients | CraftyBaking | Formerly Baking911 [PAR] Pastry depends heavily on the types of flour used, its amount and how it is 
handled. ... Gluten strands make it tough to roll out for flaky pie crust dough, to 
stretch it ... Pure fats, such as shortening and lard, produce flakier pastry than 
those that... [DOC] [TLE] All About Pie Fats: Butter vs. Oil vs. Lard vs. Shortening | Huffington ... [PAR] Nov 22, 2013 ... Today: The texture of your pie crust depends on the fat you use  here's how to 
choose it. ... Flaky crusts are made by leaving larger pieces of fat in the crust ... 
Lard: If it doesn't make you squeamish, lard makes an incredible pastry crust. ... 
That being said, vegetable oil, coconut oil, or even olive oil can... [DOC] [TLE] pastry facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Three basic ones are short-crust or pie pastry, puff pastry, and flaky or rough puff. 
Short-crust pastry is one part fat (butter, lard, or commercial pastry fat) to two of 
flour ... They are made with the general method used for making puff pastry, but 
the ... and convenient as an edible container that it seems likely to remain 
popular. [DOC] [TLE] The Food Timeline--shortening & cooking oils [PAR] Shortening refers to edible fats or vegetable or animal origin used in baked 
goods primarily ... With the exception of butter, lard and margarine, practically all 
shortenings ... Shortening used in cake making should be of such consistency 
and character that it will ..... Thus there are few cakes which use lard, but many 
pastries. [DOC] [TLE] How to Avoid Confijsion in Fats and Oils Buying or Use [PAR] make your selection according to your needs and ... Shortenings are edible fats 
used to .... than flaky. Pastry made with lard or hydrogenated shortenings are 
usually .... Another important way that fats are used is in oil-in-water emulsions. 
Such. [DOC] [TLE] History of Soy Oil Shortening - Page 1 - SoyInfo Center [PAR] Webster's Dictionary defines "shortening" as "an edible fat used to shorten baked 
... is defined as "to add fat to (pastry dough) in order to make tender and flaky. ... 
of a fat, so that either lard or a vegetable shortening could serve this function. .... 
Fats such as lard and shortening are both what oil chemists call "plastic fats" or... [DOC] [TLE] Shortening dictionary definition | shortening defined -

Question: An edible fat, such as lard, that's used to make pastry flaky
Answer: shortening