490 shortening recipes

Grandma Thorpe's currant pancakes are griddled rolled biscuit-style pancakes studded with dried currants, buttered hot, and dusted with sugar. A British-Welsh heritage breakfast or tea-time treat.

Christmas ornament cookies are sturdy rolled sugar cookies cut into large bauble shapes and pierced with a hanging hole. Bake, decorate, and hang on the tree as edible ornaments or gift tags.

Homemade English muffins from scratch: yeasted dough rolled and cut into discs, dusted with cornmeal, and griddle-baked low and slow until they develop those signature nooks and crannies.

Salmon crunch pie with a cheddar-walnut press-in crust and a creamy Swiss cheese and sour cream filling. A savory main dish pie with a nutty, crispy topping.

Moist banana layer cake studded with grated white chocolate and topped with a banana-white chocolate frosting. Use up those overripe bananas in style.

Peanut butter king cake cookies shaped in a ring with a hidden chocolate kiss surprise inside one ball. Frosted with purple, green, and gold icing for Mardi Gras.

Apple cake in a jar baked right in pint canning jars and self-sealed for gifting. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, packed with grated [apples](/recipes/apples) and chopped nuts. A classic Christmas-gift cake.

Old-fashioned oatmeal muffins with sour milk-soaked oats for a tender, moist crumb. An overnight soak and simple pantry ingredients make these a rustic breakfast staple.

Soft golden potato rolls made with leftover mashed potatoes, shaped into crescent wedges and baked until puffy. A big-batch dinner roll recipe that yields 36 rolls.

Homemade lavash crackers topped with sesame and poppy seeds, baked crisp and golden. A thin, crunchy flatbread that breaks into rustic shards for serving with butter, dips, or cheese.

Fresh fig cookies with chopped figs, walnuts, and ground cloves in a simple drop cookie dough. A unique spiced cookie that celebrates fresh fig season.

A stunning three-tiered champagne cake soaked in bubbly and frosted with champagne buttercream. Built from two pans and cut into graduated layers, this is the centerpiece for weddings, New Year's, and any excuse to celebrate.

Butternut squash pie with a from-scratch shortening crust, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a touch of lemon extract. A sweeter, nuttier alternative to pumpkin pie.

Molasses Doughnuts are spiced yeasted doughnuts with cinnamon, ginger, and half a cup of molasses - bread machine dough, deep-fried, and shaken in sugar while still warm.

Lemon drop cookies with fresh lemon juice, cream of tartar, and no eggs. Crispy, tangy, and eggless. A simple drop cookie that bakes fast at high heat for crackly edges.

Herbed beer bread with Parmesan, Italian herbs, and a cornmeal-dusted crust. No yeast, no kneading, just self-rising flour and a bottle of beer for a crusty loaf.