Crisco Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Can, 48 Ounce, 12 Per Case

Crisco Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Can delivers a clean, product-focused experience with the flavor, texture, and everyday appeal shoppers expect from this item.

Uses

Pie and pastry crusts: Cut into flour for tender, flaky crusts that hold shape without shrinking or becoming soggy during baking.
Cake and cookie baking: Cream with sugar to create light, airy batters that produce cakes with even crumb and cookies with soft centers and crisp edges.
Deep frying: Heat to high temperatures for frying chicken, doughnuts, and fried vegetables with a golden, crisp exterior and buttery flavor.
Biscuits and rolls: Fold into dough for layered, fluffy biscuits and dinner rolls with a buttery taste throughout.
Greasing pans: Spread a thin layer on baking sheets, cake pans, and muffin tins for easy release without sticking.
Frosting and icing: Blend with powdered sugar and flavorings for smooth, stable frostings that hold their shape at room temperature.

Who Would Benefit

• Commercial bakeries and food-service operations that need consistent, bulk shortening for high-volume production
• Restaurants and diners preparing fried foods, biscuits, or pie crusts on a daily basis
• Catering companies that bake large quantities of cakes, cookies, and pastries for events
• Home bakers who prefer butter flavor without the water content and variability of real butter
• Vegetarian kitchens seeking an all-vegetable alternative to lard or animal-based shortenings
• School and institutional cafeterias that need shelf-stable shortening in case quantities

Product Highlights

• Butter flavor adds rich, familiar taste without using actual butter
• All-vegetable formula contains no animal fat or cholesterol
• Zero water content produces flakier pastries and higher-rising cakes than butter
• Higher smoke point than butter, making it suitable for deep frying at consistent temperatures
• 48-ounce can size is practical for both commercial and heavy home use
• Case of twelve cans keeps high-volume kitchens stocked and reduces reorder frequency
• Shelf-stable and does not require refrigeration before opening
• Trusted Crisco brand with over a century of kitchen heritage

Applications

Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening works across a wide range of cooking and baking applications. In pastry production, it replaces butter one-for-one by volume while eliminating the water that can make crusts tough or soggy, which is especially valuable for fruit pies that release moisture during baking. For cake production, the stable fat structure creams smoothly with sugar to trap air, yielding a finer crumb and more even rise than butter-based recipes. In deep frying, the shortening’s high smoke point and neutral vegetable base produce a clean, crisp coating on chicken, fish, and doughnuts, and the butter flavor carries through to the finished product. Commercial kitchens also rely on it as a pan release agent because it coats evenly, does not burn at typical baking temperatures, and leaves no residue that affects flavor.

Preparation & Use

Measure Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening by spooning it into a dry measuring cup and leveling with a straight edge; do not pack it down. For pastry dough, cut cold shortening into flour using a pastry blender or two forks until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces remaining, then add ice water one tablespoon at a time. For cakes and cookies, let the shortening reach room temperature before creaming it with sugar for four to five minutes until light and fluffy. When frying, heat the shortening to the temperature specified in your recipe, typically between 350°F and 375°F, and avoid overcrowding the pan. Store the can at room temperature in a cool, dry place and keep it tightly sealed between uses to preserve freshness and flavor.