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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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.
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