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[Crv]

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

[LilacTree]

I didn't know anyone used Crisco anymore.

[insomniac]

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.

[151949]

I doubt it would taste the same.

[rezski]

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

[Ibby114]

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!!)

[CalminHeart]

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.

[Lindaj46]

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.