Baking Tip: Avoid having to wash shortening from a measuring cup

I really don't like washing my measuring cups after I measure out shortening.  I don't think I'm the only one either because Crisco has made easy measure Baking Sticks.  They are convenient for sure, but you pay for it at 70% higher cost of the big tub.  This tip is a cheaper alternative with the same convenience.

 Line your measuring cup with a small piece of plastic wrap.

Fill with the amount of shortening you need.  Unfortunately, I did dirty a spatula getting the shortening in the cup, but I use it to clean all the ingredients off of the side of my mixing bowl so I don't really consider that a loss.

 Pull up on the plastic wrap to remove the ball of shortening from the measuring cup.

Flip the plastic wrap over into your mixing bowl and the shortening will pop right off.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy!  I love being able to use the same cup to measure the sugar or flour or whatever else I need without having to clean the sticky, slimy shortening off first.  Happy baking!