Find out how to substitute butter for shortening when you're in a baking pinch, with tips from the BHG Test Kitchen.

When people think about shortening, their mind goes straight to Crisco. That iconic white tub has been a baking staple for decades, but shortening doesn't have to mean Crisco specifically. By ...

Person pours cake mix from a big mixing bowl into a cake pan - Pekic/Getty Images Bakers have a lot of differing opinions, but one thing they all agree on is that no one wants their precious creations ...

You have a big choice each time you cook or bake: which fat will you use? So far, we’ve poured out all of the need-to-know info about various types of oils, dished up the difference between margarine ...

Nothing beats warm flaky old fashioned biscuits straight from the oven. This fool-proof homemade biscuit recipe is easy to ...

These cookies don’t have any eggs, which in today’s market may attribute to the recipe name if you are frugal about eggs. Since this was labeled a vintage recipe, the original was probably made with ...

Technically, shortening is any type of fat used for baking that is solid at room temperature. The shortening available at grocery stores is usually made of hydrogenated vegetable oils. It's called ...