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Burger King Turns Trans Fat Free
Yesterday, Burger King announced that all of its restaurants in the US and Canada have made the switch to cooking with trans fat free oils. The second most popular fast food chain also announced that all of its menu items, including baked goods, will contain zero grams of trans fat by Nov. 1 — earlier than the company anticipated.
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Do You Bake With Shortening?
This morning, I set the record straight on the baking fat known as shortening. Although it's a nice vegan alternative to butter or lard, a number of you are disgusted with its trans fat content. I can relate to both perspectives — although I recently became enamored with the flaky texture it lends to pie crusts, like the one in traditional apple pie.
Know Your Ingredients: Shortening
While baking apple pie, I enlisted the help of my boyfriend, who took notice of the substantial amount of Crisco that was going into the pie dough. What exactly is shortening? he wanted to know.
All the News That's Fit to Eat
A Wednesday food section roundup for March 7, 2007.
- Uh oh, has the trans fat ban gone too far? After all, natural trans fat is found in many normal products.
Yummy Links: From Mark Bittman to Three Desserts
- One of my favorite food personalities, Mark Bittman, is getting a new show. It should start this week on PBS stations near you. - Serious Eats
- If you want to eat locally, why not start with a garden in your own lawn?
All the News That's Fit to Eat
- Did you know that Paula Deen used to suffer from agoraphobia (fear of people & public places)? - Image by Stephen Kroninger. New York Times
- Beware, if you enter that food competition, you may be entering into a whole new world of passion and culture that belongs to cooking contestants.
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