Recipes with vegetable shortening

Dad's melty biscuits bake up tall, fluffy and tender, with cream of tartar and baking powder for extra lift and an egg for richness. Split them warm and slather with butter and jam.

Coconut pound cake baked from cold-oven start to a tall, golden tube cake. Built on cake flour and shortening for ultra-tender crumb, with shredded coconut and coconut flavouring throughout. Drizzle with sugar glaze if desired.

Classic four-ingredient flaky pie dough with shortening and ice water. Makes two 9-inch crusts for double-crust pies, lattice tops, or freezer-stash backup. The base every home baker needs.

Banana nut bread bakes a moist, walnut-studded loaf using ripe bananas and tangy buttermilk for a tender crumb. A classic Southern family quick bread recipe.

Grandma Rosenbrook's old-fashioned gingersnaps with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, rolled in sugar before baking. A crispy-edged, chewy-centered heirloom cookie recipe.

Quick banana apricot bread with ripe banana pulp, chopped dried apricots, and a hint of lemon zest. Tender loaf with chewy apricot bits and a brighter twist on classic banana bread.

Texas-style San Jacinto biscuits made with vegetable shortening for tender, flaky layers. Six pantry ingredients turn into 24 warm biscuits in 30 minutes.

Hawaiian banana bread blended in a blender for an ultra-smooth tropical-style loaf. Just 7 ingredients, sweet and tender, makes muffins or a single loaf.

My Rottweiller has an alergy to corn so these are just the perfect treat for her.

Fresh peach cobbler bubbles tender peaches in a cornstarch-thickened nutmeg syrup under tender drop biscuits. Old-fashioned Southern summer dessert, served warm with ice cream.

Nora Mill whole wheat biscuits are fluffy, nutty angel biscuits raised by yeast, baking powder and soda for a foolproof rise. Buttermilk-tender, and the dough keeps in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Traditional Jewish Purim hamantaschen with honey-sweetened ground poppy seed filling, lemon zest, and raisins folded into triangular dough pockets. Holiday cookies with deep cultural roots.

This is the easist one I have ever tried, and very delicious too. All my friends they love these biscuits. Thanks.

A drop biscuit is great for people with small kitchens. So simple, but oh so good!

Tender sandwich bread with a tight crumb, perfect for toast or sandwiches. Vital wheat gluten creates structure for sky-high rise and soft texture that rivals bakery loaves.

Best chocolate cake with fudge frosting: a one-bowl chocolate cake with unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk, finished with a boiled candy-style fudge frosting that sets glossy and dense.