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Pie crust made with lard (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jun 2023 OP
Never made pie crust. elleng Jun 2023 #1
Sounds yummy. MOMFUDSKI Jun 2023 #2
My grandma always said to use lard in pie crusts... makes for a flakier crust. sinkingfeeling Jun 2023 #3
A small roadside stand... hippywife Jun 2023 #4
My Mother only used lard. Delmette2.0 Jun 2023 #5
well... Kali Jun 2023 #6
Crisco changed its formula some time in the last decade or so... Grasswire2 Jun 2023 #7
My grandmother used lard for years, then switched yellowdogintexas Jun 2023 #8
I am a 100% butter fan...for flavor! BigmanPigman Jun 2023 #9
My mom kept a jar of bacon fat in the fridge for pie crusts. GPV Jun 2023 #10
I wanted to have the effect of lard Marthe48 Jun 2023 #11
I've used lard spinbaby Jun 2023 #12
I often return to the Rx for piecrust from Jeff Smith no_hypocrisy Jun 2023 #13
 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
2. Sounds yummy.
Thu Jun 15, 2023, 08:09 PM
Jun 2023

I used to use half butter and half Crisco but recently went to half butter and half lard. Major difference. The Crisco is for crisp and the butter is for flavor. Or go 3/4 lard to 1/4 butter. Making pies are a blast.

hippywife

(22,767 posts)
4. A small roadside stand...
Thu Jun 15, 2023, 08:30 PM
Jun 2023

we used to stop at when I lived in OH had the most amazing pies. The crusts were flaky perfection. When I asked her, she told me the secret was lard.

Delmette2.0

(4,264 posts)
5. My Mother only used lard.
Thu Jun 15, 2023, 08:39 PM
Jun 2023

I always has a hard time finding lard, so i used Crisco. It never have much flavor to the crust. I started using half Crisco and half butter.

Now it is all butter and I always get compliments.

Grasswire2

(13,710 posts)
7. Crisco changed its formula some time in the last decade or so...
Thu Jun 15, 2023, 08:56 PM
Jun 2023

....and many bakers who relied on it no longer use it for pie dough.

I use, now, store brand from Kroger (which is the same formula as the old Crisco) and have continued excellent results.

Two marriage proposals for my Aunt Dorothy's pie crust made into pie. (I didn't accept either one of them).

I was the baker for my son's espresso coffee house back in the day. Pie, pie, pie.

yellowdogintexas

(22,730 posts)
8. My grandmother used lard for years, then switched
Thu Jun 15, 2023, 11:18 PM
Jun 2023

due to cholesterol issues.

My mom said Granny never made a good piecrust after she quit using lard. Also biscuits.

I don't make pie very often, much more of a cake baker but I have always used butter. I have also made cream cheese piecrust; that is really good.

Marthe48

(19,053 posts)
11. I wanted to have the effect of lard
Fri Jun 16, 2023, 06:39 PM
Jun 2023

but less cholesterol. I learned that just adding a tablespoon or so, as part of the other shortening, made the crust better.

spinbaby

(15,201 posts)
12. I've used lard
Sat Jun 17, 2023, 06:56 AM
Jun 2023

In my experience, lard crusts are absolutely the flakiest. However, I’ve found the dough to be very difficult to work with. My usual go-to has been a butter crust that includes egg—easier to work with and just a good basic serviceable crust.

no_hypocrisy

(48,851 posts)
13. I often return to the Rx for piecrust from Jeff Smith
Sat Jun 17, 2023, 06:58 AM
Jun 2023

includes an egg and a tablespoon of white vinegar. and half butter-half Crisco. Viable, versatile, and tasty.

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