2,027 shortening recipes

Sheepherder bread, a Basque-American sourdough leavened entirely with active starter. A simple six-ingredient loaf with chewy crumb and rustic crust traditionally baked in cast iron.

One of my favourite bars! Easy to make, and they taste amazing!

Homemade flour tortillas with just 5 ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, shortening, hot water). Granny's traditional Mexican recipe with the secret puff-up technique for soft, fluffy tortillas.

A classic pound cake made without salt or leavening, relying on nine eggs and thorough creaming for its tender, dense crumb. Brightened with fresh lemon juice and vanilla, this low-sodium recipe bakes into a tall, golden beauty in a tube pan.

Beginner-friendly no-fail pie crust with just four ingredients: flour, shortening, salt, and cold water. A flaky, tender single 9-inch crust ready in 20 minutes for any pie, sweet or savory.

None Such mincemeat cookies: a vintage drop cookie made with crumbled prepared mincemeat folded into a simple shortening dough. Bakes 4 dozen in 12 minutes for the holiday cookie tin.

Old-fashioned mincemeat drop cookies with a simple shortening-sugar dough and a full cup of prepared mincemeat. Fruity, spiced, and ready to bake in minutes.

Four-ingredient peanut butter cookies using yellow cake mix as a shortcut. Just blend, roll, fork-press, and bake for golden cookies in 30 minutes flat.

3-ingredient chocolate pecan clusters made in the microwave. Milk chocolate chips and broken pecans spooned into candy cups and chilled until firm. No baking required.

Chicken, okra and sausage gumbo: dark-roux Louisiana stew with smoked sausage, fresh okra and tomatoes, simmered low and slow for 2 hours. Authentic Creole one-pot done the old-school way.

Chicken fried steak with a craggy double-dredged crust, fried golden and crisp, then smothered in peppery cream gravy made right from the drippings. Classic Texas comfort cooking done the proper way.

Old-fashioned lemon crackers made with baker's ammonia for an ultra-crisp, snappy texture. A heritage cookie recipe rolled thin and pricked with a fork before baking.

Soft drop cookies made with mincemeat stirred into a fluffy sugar cookie base. A nostalgic holiday cookie recipe that yields a big batch from simple pantry ingredients.

Mom's homemade bread rolls with a soft, pillowy crumb from a simple milk and shortening dough. Three rises build deep flavor and airy texture in these old-fashioned dinner rolls.

Traditional menudo style tripe stew with egg-thickened broth, sauteed onions, and tender simmered tripe. A heritage Mexican-American comfort stew passed down through generations.

Herb dumplings flecked with fresh basil, sage, or thyme drop straight onto bubbling stew for pillowy savory tops in 20 minutes. The classic finish for chicken or beef stew, no rolling required.