opas Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 I am planning to try making Tortilla breads, the recipe states that I need some shortening, please can any one advise as to what this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 LAST EDITED ON 06-Mar-04 AT 12:37 PM (GMT)I would say lard or some sort of animal fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Shortening is a description for a fat. It is what gives the short texture to shortcrust pastry for example. ie fat is used to coat the flour particles when you rub fat into flour. This prevents the water getting to the protein in the flour and developing (gluten) You need to develop gluten when making bread or other pastries such as puff. Any hard fat should do the job. Chill it before you start and keep your hands cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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