2,027 shortening recipes

Best chocolate cake with fudge frosting: a one-bowl chocolate cake with unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk, finished with a boiled candy-style fudge frosting that sets glossy and dense.

Texas-style San Jacinto biscuits made with vegetable shortening for tender, flaky layers. Six pantry ingredients turn into 24 warm biscuits in 30 minutes.

Classic chocolate whoopie pies with two soft cocoa cake rounds sandwiching a fluffy marshmallow buttercream filling. The Pennsylvania Dutch lunchbox favorite that freezes beautifully.

Bo's buttermilk biscuits use just six pantry ingredients and a fold-and-roll technique to deliver tall, flaky Southern-style biscuits in 20 minutes flat.

Mom's favourite cornmeal biscuits, rolled and cut Southern-style biscuits with yellow cornmeal for nutty crunch. Tender flaky bites perfect with jam, butter, or clotted cream.

Whole wheat bread (also called graham bread) makes three small loaves with a milk-based dough, a hot oven, and a soft, hearty crumb. A heritage yeast bread for sandwiches and toast.

Old-fashioned buttermilk biscuits with shortening and tangy buttermilk for a tender, flaky crumb. Six pantry ingredients, ready in 30 minutes, the kind grandma used to make.

Orange tea biscuits with fresh orange zest, sliced and baked golden in 15 minutes. Tender, lightly citrusy biscuits made for afternoon tea with butter and marmalade.

Buttermilk biscuits with country milk gravy is the Southern breakfast that built a thousand mornings. Flaky, tall biscuits split open and smothered in peppery, pan-dripping gravy.

Masa biscuits blend masa harina with all-purpose flour and buttermilk for a Southwestern twist on the classic flaky biscuit. Crisp golden tops, tender corn-flavored crumb, ready in 15 minutes.

Pancake batter that turns out tender, fluffy stacks every time, with melted shortening for diner-style softness and a quick stovetop cook.

Hawaiian banana bread blended in a blender for an ultra-smooth tropical-style loaf. Just 7 ingredients, sweet and tender, makes muffins or a single loaf.

Baking powder drop biscuits skip the rolling and cutting. A buttermilk-shortening dough goes straight onto the sheet for craggy, golden biscuits ready in 20 minutes from start to finish.

Sour milk waffles with whipped egg whites folded in for an airy crumb and a crackly crisp exterior. Baking soda meets soured milk for old-fashioned tang and lift, no baking powder required.

Light pancakes from scratch with a tall, fluffy crumb and tender bite. A fast pantry breakfast built on flour, milk, and a generous double-sift for height.

Cold lunch biscuits are sturdy, lightly sweetened lunchbox biscuits made with milk, shortening, and a stiff flour dough. Bake them once and they keep for weeks in a tin.