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Shortening
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Shortening
Any fat used in baking to tenderize the product by shortening gluten strands. A white, tasteless, solid fat that has been formulated for baking or deep-frying.
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Shortening
Shortening is any fat that is solid at room temperature and used to make crumbly pastry. The reason it is called shortening is that it prevents cross-linkage between gluten molecules. Cross linking gives dough elasticity. In pastries such as cake, which should not be elastic, shortening is used. Al...
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Shortening
Is the reduction of the held duration for assets or liabilities. It can be intentional or the result of prepayments, events, or exercised options.
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Shortening
Cooking fat made by hydrogenation of vegetable oil, or by combination of meat fat and vegetable oil. Name refers to the important function of fats in baked goods — that of shortening strands of gluten formed from flour in batters and doughs to increase tenderness.
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shortening
[n] - fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 2. [n] - act of decreasing in length
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Shortening
Short'en·ing noun 1. The act of making or becoming short or shorter. 2. (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
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shortening
noun act of decreasing in length; `the dress needs shortening`
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shortening
noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
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Shortening
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shorten • (n.) The act of making or becoming short or shorter. • (n.) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
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shortening
fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin used in most doughs and batters to impart crisp and crumbly texture to baked products and to increase ... [5 related articles]
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shortening
- fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- act of decreasing in length
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- make short or shorter
- become short or shorter
- edit by omitting or mo...
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shortening
A solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean and cottonseed oil. Although made from oil, shortening has been chemically transformed into a sold state through hydrogenation. Vegetable shortening is virtually flavorless (has a bland, neutral flavor) and may be substituted for other fats (such...
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Shortening
Is the reduction of the held duration for assets or liabilities. It can be intentional or the result of prepayments, events, or exercised options.
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shortening
1) Edible fat
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