Hi,
Is there anything which identifies high ratio shortening (appart from a label)? For example if I look in the ingredients will I be able to tell which is which? Where I live in Zimbabwe I have yet to come across shortening but I have seen vegetable fats which looks identical to shortening from other countries (a white block of mass).
Is there anything I should look out for when buying so I don't mess up an icing? And what is puff pastry fat made from vegetable oils? Can I use that as shortening?
Thanks
High ratio shortening isn't generally available in retail stores. It's a specialty order product from bakery supply shops. I doubt that the block veg. shortening you're finding is high ratio.
High ratio has a high percentage of trans fats. In nutritionally labeled food, that should be spelled out very clearly. In re-packaged foods, that info is probably not available.
In the US, trans fats have been removed from veg. shortening available in grocery stores, but what you have available may have a small percentage of trans fats in them.
Sorry, can't answer the question about puff pastry.
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