2,027 shortening recipes

Melt-in-mouth biscuits use a wet dough scooped through flour for the most tender Southern-style buttermilk biscuits. The high-hydration trick that bakery secrets are made of.

Flaky buttermilk biscuits with golden-brown tops, ready in 30 minutes from a simple dough enriched with eggs and butter. These American-style biscuits rise tall and tender, perfect for soaking up gravy or splitting for breakfast sandwiches.

Touched by Angels, light as a feather melt in your mouth biscuits.

Oliver's cornmeal tea biscuits: tender, slightly sweet biscuits with the gritty crunch of cornmeal and a soft cake-flour crumb. A British-leaning tea-time bake that walks the line between scone and biscuit.

Low-fat banana bran bread with sliced ripe bananas folded through the batter and a full cup of shredded bran for fiber. A wholesome quickbread with only 2 tablespoons of shortening.

Buttermilk drop biscuits with a tender, tangy crumb and crisp cornmeal-dusted bottoms. The easier biscuit method, no rolling pin or biscuit cutter required.

Golden buttermilk biscuits use shortening and tangy buttermilk for sky-high layers and a tender crumb, with cream of tartar doubling down on the lift. Old-school camp-style biscuits that bake up golden in just 10 minutes.

Gingersnaps are always liked by us, because of the classic tangy flavor. Make your own freshly baked cookies at home, they taste better and fresher.

Banana nut muffins with a moist, tender crumb from ripe mashed bananas and a cup of chopped walnuts. The trick is mixing the batter just enough, so they bake up soft and golden, never tough. Great warm with jam.

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

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.

Sourdough biscuits made with 1½ cups of active starter for tangy, fluffy biscuits with crisp golden tops. The classic chuckwagon recipe that uses up extra discard.

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.

Classic Pennsylvania Dutch shoofly pie with a rich molasses filling and buttery brown sugar crumb topping. This old-fashioned molasses pie recipe bakes up with a gooey bottom and crumbly top that'll have you reaching for seconds.

Tender flaky biscuits made with cake flour, butter, milk, and an egg. Cornmeal-dusted pan for crisp bottoms and biscuits set close so they rise tall instead of spreading.

Sour cream and herb drop biscuits skip the rolling and cutting for a quick savory biscuit dotted with fresh dill, chives, or scallions. Tender, tangy, ready in 30 minutes from bowl to oven.