every time it says "shortening" in a recipe can it be switched with something else?

[yafit k]

every time it says "shortening" in a recipe can it be switched with something else?

I heard shortening is really bad for the health... can I switch it in the recipes I find with something else?

 

[MAD MEL]

You could use lard, butter or margarine.

 

[AlaskaMusher]

In most cases butter or margarine will substitute.

 

[Joanne A. W]

No.