Recipes With Shortening
Got shortening on hand? Here are 11 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Fry Bread I
Vegan
Peach Pie
Vegetarian
Cornbread I
Vegetarian
Brown Sugar Nutmeg Cookies
Vegetarian
Saskatoon Pie
Dessert · Canadian
Oatmeal Cookies I
Vegetarian
Snickerdoodles I
Vegetarian
Pecan Pie
Vegetarian
Figgy Pudding
Vegetarian
Zucchini Pie
Vegetarian
Chipotle Fried Chicken
Chicken
Pairs well with
Flour Eggs Sugar Butter Vanilla Baking Powder Bicarbonate Soda Cinnamon
Storing & using Shortening
Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Shortening? butter is a common swap (1:1).
Shortening recipe FAQs
What can I make with just shortening?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on flour or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with shortening?
Flour, Eggs, Sugar, Butter, Vanilla are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for shortening plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add shortening plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.