Recipes with vegetable shortening

For a 9 inch pie Make sure you have cold ingredients, don't overwork the dough-it will make it tough, add ice water GRADUALLY-too much makes the crust tough, not enough makes it crack. The dough should just form clumps.

Tender white layer cake stuffed with citrusy orange-coconut filling and crowned with fluffy boiled frosting. A Southern classic that's pure sunshine on a plate.

Dense fruitcake layered with applesauce batter, citron, and nuts. Molasses and warm spices add depth. This slow-baked cake takes 2 hours at low heat for proper moisture and texture. A holiday classic.

Pork chops and sweet potatoes baked in a currant jelly glaze with orange juice, dry mustard, ginger, and lemon zest for a sweet-savory one-dish dinner.

Oatmeal brickle cookies with almond toffee chips and a white chocolate drizzle. Chewy oat cookies with buttery crunch, shaped into small balls for crisp edges.

Oatmeal brickle cookies with almond toffee chips and a white chocolate drizzle. Chewy oat cookies with buttery crunch, shaped into small balls for crisp edges.

Loin of veal braised in butter with mushrooms, tomatoes, and marjoram, finished with a truffle sauce made by soaking chopped truffles in cognac for 1-2 hours. Serves 8.

Fluffy buttermilk biscuits smothered in homemade tomato gravy. A classic Southern comfort food breakfast with from-scratch biscuits and a tangy, creamy gravy.

Peanut butter chocolate bars built on a buttery cornmeal-almond shortbread base, spread with creamy peanut butter and finished with a chocolate drizzle. Three-layer crunch in every bite.

Ozark venison stroganoff marinates deer cubes, browns them in shortening, then simmers with mushrooms in cream of tomato soup before finishing with sour cream. Hunter's-style game stew over rice or potatoes.

Classic Spudnuts: fluffy potato doughnuts made with real mashed potatoes and yeast, fried golden and dipped in a powdered sugar glaze. This big-batch recipe makes about 100 doughnuts that freeze beautifully.

Homemade chocolate whoopee pies with fluffy marshmallow creme filling. Soft cocoa cakes sandwiched around a sweet, billowy center for a New England bakery classic you can make at home.

Ham and potato quiche with Swiss cheese in a from-scratch shortening crust. Cubed ham, boiled potato strips, and a simple egg custard bake into a hearty, satisfying main dish.

Dense chocolate pound cake with cocoa and cake flour, topped with silky boiled fudge frosting. Butter and shortening combo creates tender crumb that bakes for 90 minutes.

Dense chocolate pound cake with cocoa and cake flour, topped with silky boiled fudge frosting. Butter and shortening combo creates tender crumb that bakes for 90 minutes.

Slice-and-bake oatmeal icebox cookies with brown sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla. Crisp when stored airtight, soft and chewy when left loosely covered.