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 roti are made with wheat flour, sea salt, rice bran oil, and shortening.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Worthy of your time: While some of us do thrive in the cooler months, the shortening amount of daylight can affect everyone differently.
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024

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