Look up: shortening

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. shortening
   [n] - fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 2. [n] - act of decreasing in length
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6. shortening
   an edible fat used to shorten baked goods. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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7. 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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8. shortening
   noun act of decreasing in length; `the dress needs shortening`
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9. shortening
   noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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 modifying parts considered indelicate
    
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13. 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 as butter, margarine, or lard) in baking of pi...
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14. 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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