What should I substitute for shortening: lard or butter?

Question

My recipe calls for shortening, I want to substitute lard for the shortening, will this work? Or can I just use butter?

Answer 1

Yes, and also yes. Moreso lard than butter, as butter has significant water content, but it often does not matter enough to worry about. Most recipes that have been around for a while probably started with lard.

For MOST things, you can simply pick any of the three and it will be fine, or you can mix them if you like.