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Shortening is any fat that is a solid at room temperature and is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products. The idea of shortening dates back to at least the 18th century, well before the invention of modern, shelf-stable vegetable shortening. [1] In the earlier centuries, lard was the primary ingredient used to shorten dough. [2]
By the early 1800s, commercial baking powder was developed and the biscuit took a form that resembles the modern biscuit. A typical modern recipe will include baking powder or baking soda, flour, salt, shortening or butter, and milk or buttermilk. The percentages of these ingredients vary as historically the recipe would pass orally from family ...
According to General Mills, Bisquick was invented in 1930 after one of their top sales executives met an innovative train dining car chef, [1] on a business trip. After the sales executive complimented the chef on his deliciously fresh biscuits, the dining car chef shared that he used a pre-mixed biscuit batter he created consisting of lard, flour, baking powder and salt.
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Bakery mix is an add water only pre-mixed baking product consisting of flour, dry milk, shortening, salt, and baking powder (a leavening agent). [1] A bakery mix can be used to make a wide variety of baked goods from pizza dough [2] to dumplings [3] to pretzels. The typical flavor profile of bakery mix differs from that of pancake mix.
To use it in place of fresh milk, simply open a can and mix it with an equal amount of water, then replace the milk in your recipe measure-for-measure. 4. Sweetened Condensed Milk
Baking soda is simpler than baking powder. It only contains one ingredient: sodium bicarbonate. The naturally alkaline compound works by interacting with acidic substances.
Mock cream or buttercream is a simple buttercream made by creaming together butter and powdered sugar to the desired consistency and lightness. Some or all of the butter can be replaced with margarine, or shortening. [1] [2] A small amount of milk or cream is added to adjust the texture. Usually twice as much sugar as butter by weight is used.