Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fat, such as butter or lard, used to make cake or pastry light or flaky.
- noun A shortened form of something, as a word.
- noun The act of one that shortens.
- noun The act or process of becoming shorter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In cookery, lard, butter, or other substance used to make pastry short or flaky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
- noun (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun cooking Solid
fat , such asbutter ,lard orhydrogenated vegetable oil , used to makeshortcrust pastry . - noun
Verbal noun form ofshorten . - verb Present participle of
shorten .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- noun act of decreasing in length
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Examples
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Since the early 19th century, the term shortening has been used to mean fats or oils that “shorten” a dough, or weaken its structure and thus make the final product more tender or flaky.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Since the early 19th century, the term shortening has been used to mean fats or oils that “shorten” a dough, or weaken its structure and thus make the final product more tender or flaky.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Fry onion and chopped garlic in shortening, add meat and brown.
Anyone got any great recipes for ground venison? Im lookin to try something new. 2009
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Most of shortening is hydrogenated vegetable oil (tans fat) and it is unhealthy for you. sometimes used for baking pastry and pizza. you can always substitute with butter or vegetable oil for more healthier choice. allison Jul 9
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Fry onion and chopped garlic in shortening, add meat and brown.
Anyone got any great recipes for ground venison? Im lookin to try something new. 2009
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Telomere shortening is thus one of several factors that affect the ageing process.
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Presentation Speech 2009
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These days, shortening is made trans-fat free by fully hydrogenating the oils.
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CRA could play an important role in shortening recovery time after a disaster, saving entire neighborhoods.
Dory Rand: A New Season for Community Investment Dory Rand 2010
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With pastry blender or fork, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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CRA could play an important role in shortening recovery time after a disaster, saving entire neighborhoods.
Dory Rand: A New Season for Community Investment Dory Rand 2010
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