topic Re: Question about crisco in Recipes

Question about crisco

Crv — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:32:42 GMT

Can I substitute crisco for butter or unsalted butter when baking??

Re: Question about crisco

LilacTree — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:40:42 GMT

I didn't know anyone used Crisco anymore.

Re: Question about crisco

insomniac — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:49:12 GMT

A zillion people still use Crisco.

But to answer the OP, you probably could substitute it for butter, but it's not going to taste as good. Plus it will be a tad more greasy.

Re: Question about crisco

151949 — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:48:06 GMT

I doubt it would taste the same.

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rezski — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:48:44 GMT

I use it for piecrust as that's what I have always used.

Re: Question about crisco

Ibby114 — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:09:29 GMT

Thank goodness this isn't one of the threads talking about crisco being a great beauty product! They were all over this board for awhile. (yuk!!)

Re: Question about crisco

CalminHeart — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:20:11 GMT

That's all we could afford when I was young but I wouldn't dream of using crisco now. Even margarine would be better than crisco as a butter sub. But I'd go with butter.

Re: Question about crisco

Lindaj46 — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:17:36 GMT

I use crisco sticks (butter flavor). They come in one cup sizes. Its a pack of three. My cookies always turn out perfect, and taste yummy too. Hope this helps.