Where can i buy crisco in uk

Full question

Dear Nigella Team, I am really looking forward to making the lovely scone recipe. However, I have not been able to find vegetable shortening in any grocery store. Can I use butter or vegetable oil as substitute? If so, how much? Thanks

could you please tell me the british equivalent to vegetable shortning and baking soda .alismith

Our answer

Vegetable shortening is a white, solid fat made from vegetable oils. In the UK it is sold under the brand names Trex, Flora White or Cookeen. In the US Crisco is the best known and there is also an organic solid vegetable shortening made by Earth Balance. In Australia the best known brand is Copha.

Vegetable shortening gives the scones and also pastry a flaky texture which butter cannot replicate. It is usually used in combination with butter to give the best combination of flakiness and flavour. Vegetable oil is not s great substitute as it is too liquid and so cannot be rubbed or cut into the flour. Lard is the best substitute if you don't mind animal fats. If you can't get any of these then butter can be used but the texture of the scones will be slightly different.

Baking soda is known as bicarbonate of soda in the UK

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    Where can i buy crisco in uk
    Where can i buy crisco in uk

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    Crisco Shortening - All Vegetable 16oz 453g Crisco shorting contains 50 percent less saturated fat than butter, blends more easily, and does not require refrigeration. Additionally, Crisco doesn't scorch or burn like butter and margarine during frying.

    INGREDIENTS:

    Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oils, Mono-and Diglycerides. *Produced from genetically modified maize. **May have an adverse effect on activity & attention in children. 

    Imported by American Food Store, 2 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BG

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    Crisco has been used for years in our family. Great for baking n frying
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    Sunday, 25 November 2018  |  Diane

    best ever cooking fat,so much nicer than lard. Always use it

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    What is the UK equivalent to Crisco?

    In the UK it is sold under the brand names Trex, Flora White or Cookeen. In the US Crisco is the best known and there is also an organic solid vegetable shortening made by Earth Balance.

    What is the best substitute for Crisco?

    The Best Substitute for Shortening for Frying or Cooking Vegetable oil, cocount oil, peanut oil, avocado oil and grapeseed oil all have high smoke points and can be used for frying - although vegetable oil will truly be your best bet because it's inexpensive and flavorless.

    Is Crisco still available?

    More than 100 years ago, a new product hit the shelves that shook up the way the country did things in the kitchen. A lot has changed since then, but Crisco® is still the original all-vegetable shortening that Grandma used to make her perfect pie crust.

    Is Crisco the same as lard?

    Lard is actually rendered and clarified pork fat. You can read more here. Crisco®, which is a brand name and part of the Smucker's family of brands, is a vegetable shortening. That's the simplest explanation.