The Baker's Hotline

January 19, 2017 at 1:47pm

It's true, Mary! Vegetable shortening like Crisco is 100% fat, unlike butter, which is about 80% butterfat. Oftentimes they can be used interchangeably in baking, but with slightly different results. If you're curious, you can read more about the difference in baking with these two ingredients in our blog article on the topic. Happy baking! Mollie@KAF
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