465 shortening recipes

Fig jam muffins with homemade dried fig jam spooned into the center of each muffin before baking. A from-scratch breakfast treat with warm spiced fig filling.

Chewy hermit bars with molasses, brown sugar, raisins, and warm spices baked in a single pan and dusted with powdered sugar. A classic New England spiced cookie bar that makes 32 pieces.

Peppernuts cookies with ground raisins, coconut, and nuts in a brown sugar-buttermilk dough, rolled into ropes and cut into bite-sized pieces. A Mennonite holiday tradition.

Sturdy gingerbread house dough made with shortening, dark corn syrup, and warming spices. Holds its shape for construction. The classic holiday project base.

Old-fashioned slice-and-bake butterscotch cookies loaded with brown sugar and chopped nuts. Chill the dough in a log, slice into rounds, and bake in just 10 minutes.

Old-fashioned soft molasses cookies spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, topped with a shiny boiled gelatin frosting. Makes 4 dozen from an overnight chilled dough.

Fresh blackberries wrapped in flaky pastry, baked in a sweet berry-laced syrup until brown and bubbly. An old-fashioned Southern dumpling recipe that fills the whole house with the smell of summer.

Moist applesauce bread with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a cup of chopped nuts. A simple quick bread loaf that uses pantry staples and bakes in under an hour.

Raisin spice drop cookies with plumped raisins, rolled oats, cinnamon, and allspice. The raisin soaking liquid goes right into the batter for concentrated fruit flavor in a soft, chewy cookie.

Tender veal cubes browned in bacon fat and simmered in tomato gravy with carrots and onions. A hearty Pennsylvania Dutch one-pot meal ready in under an hour.

A fresh raspberry pie with a layer of whole berries under a glossy cooked raspberry filling in a flaky homemade crust. Topped with whipped cream, this is summer pie at its peak.

A marbled cinnamon sugar loaf made without eggs or butter. Layers of soft batter swirled with warm cinnamon create a fragrant, tender quick bread that's surprisingly easy to pull off.

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

Chewy maple oat bars with real maple syrup, rolled oats, and chopped nuts. A one-bowl, mix-and-bake treat with warm maple flavor in every bite.

Hortosoupa, a classic Greek pureed vegetable soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, and tomatoes. Simple, velvety, and naturally vegan. Served with croutons and olive oil.

Homemade French herb bread with buttermilk, dry ranch seasoning mix, and a buttery herb-sprinkled crust. Two loaves shaped into classic slashed baguette-style rolls.