How to Use shortening in a Sentence

shortening

noun

• Form a well in the center of the flour; pour in the liquid with the shortening.
  — cleveland, 25 June 2020
• The byproduct of this was the shortening of the quarters from 12 to 10 minutes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Next, cream the shortening and sugar, and add the flour mixture to this.
  — Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2020
• Stir in milk, sugar, salt, egg, shortening and half of the flour.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022
• There is work to do on the slider and perhaps some shortening up of the arm stroke.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
• Grease and flour a 10-inch (16-cup) tube pan with shortening.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
• The shortening creates a fluffy, moist roll that can be served with any dish.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2023
• Coat a 12-cup Bundt or tube pan with shortening; dust with flour.
  — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
• Not to mention a shortening of careers like those of Richards, who, at 32, is no longer in the NHL.
  — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 31 May 2017
• The shortening might not be able to stop the city’s most talented climbers.
  — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2018
• The first trans fatty food to hit the U.S. market was Crisco shortening, which went on sale in 1911.
  — Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
• Use your hands to knead the shortening into the flour mixture.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
• In a separate bowl, dissolve the malt syrup in the water and add the shortening.
  — cleveland, 25 June 2020
• Spread batter in a greased (with shortening) and floured 9- x 2-inch round cake pan.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2023
• For the cake: Combine the shortening and 1 tablespoon of flour in a small bowl, to create a paste.
  — Cathy Barrow, charlotteobserver, 27 Feb. 2018
• The shortening of the season is an attempt to limit the damage the studs do to bare pavement.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2019
• For the Pastry: Cut the shortening into the flour and salt with a pastry cutter.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021
• Solid vegetable shortening can be used in place of lard, but the texture is not quite the same.
  — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2017
• Add shortening and mix with a hand mixer until the mixture is fine and free of lumps.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
• In the bowl of the stand mixer, combine the bread flour and the lard, the butter or the combination of shortening and butter.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
• To make the dumplings, mix the dry ingredients, and work in the shortening with a fork until pea-size balls of floury dough start to form.
  — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 8 July 2021
• As the plebes fought their way to the top of the 21-foot obelisk, slick with water and shortening, a cannon signaling that 3½ hours had passed boomed out over the Yard.
  — Washington Post, 23 May 2021
• Cut the cold shortening into small bits; add to the food processor.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2020
• Add the butter and shortening and pulse until the dough begins to clump, about 20 pulses.
  — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 18 Dec. 2020
• The shortening ensures that the centers of the cookies remain soft.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• Bake cake: Add batter to cake pan that's coated with shortening and flour.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening and butter until crumbly.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020
• Next out a shortening to five or six furlongs could be ideal.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
• The moose’s rump had four to five inches of solid hard fat that would make wonderful shortening and cooking oil when rendered down.
  — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
• The muscles then try to compensate for this, working harder and becoming overworked, leading to trigger points and further muscle shortening and weakness.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024