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Related: About this forumPie crust made with lard
Armor lard, specifically.
First time. Strawberry-rhubarb.
Up 'til now, have relied on Crisco and butter. Or just butter.
This may be the ultimate pie crust experience as far as taste and texture.
elleng
(135,850 posts)Strawberry-rhubarb #1 fav!
MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)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.
sinkingfeeling
(52,964 posts)hippywife
(22,767 posts)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
(4,260 posts)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.
Kali
(55,711 posts)I coulda told ya that.
Grasswire2
(13,702 posts)....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
(22,664 posts)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.
BigmanPigman
(52,216 posts)GPV
(73,021 posts)Marthe48
(18,905 posts)but less cholesterol. I learned that just adding a tablespoon or so, as part of the other shortening, made the crust better.
spinbaby
(15,196 posts)In my experience, lard crusts are absolutely the flakiest. However, Ive found the dough to be very difficult to work with. My usual go-to has been a butter crust that includes eggeasier to work with and just a good basic serviceable crust.
no_hypocrisy
(48,679 posts)includes an egg and a tablespoon of white vinegar. and half butter-half Crisco. Viable, versatile, and tasty.