Baking question

If a recipe calls for shortening, what can I use in replace of it? I don't like using crisco or shortening. Thank you in advance for answering my question.


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I simply use butter. For baking, use unsalted. For cooking, I usually use olive or canola oil.

I don't ever use shortening (Crisco) unless I'm melting chocolate for a candy coating, in which case I add a teaspoon of shortening to the chocolate because it helps it set up on the candy shell.
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