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Butter: The most important component in pie crust is the fat, in this case, butter. The butter is what creates the flakes and adds the flavor and color. The butter is what creates the flakes and ...
Because of the relatively large fat crystals in lard, it is extremely effective as a shortening in baking. Pie crusts made with lard tend to be flakier than those made with butter. Many cooks employ both types of fat in their pastries to combine the shortening properties of lard with the flavor of butter. [6] [44] [45]
Spry was a brand of vegetable shortening produced by Lever Brothers starting in 1936. It was a competitor for Procter & Gamble's Crisco, and through aggressive marketing through its mascot Aunt Jenny had reached 75 percent of Crisco's market share.
Yields: 2. Prep Time: 30 mins. Total Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Ingredients. 1 tsp. kosher salt. 3 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface. 1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. (2 1/4 sticks) cold salted ...
Shortcrust pastry recipes usually call for twice as much flour as fat by weight. Fat (as lard, shortening, butter or traditional margarine) is rubbed into plain flour to create a loose mixture that is then bound using a small amount of ice water, rolled out, then shaped and placed to create the top or bottom of a pie. Often, equal amounts of ...
This recipe uses a mix of butter and lard, which hits a sweet spot between flavor and flakiness. Butter has a recognizable and desirable flavor for a pie crust, but can be difficult to work into ...
By the mid-20th-century, home cooks often substituted Crisco for butter in baked goods, such as was the case in this orange cake recipe Crisco vegetable oil was introduced in 1960. In 1976, Procter & Gamble introduced sunflower oil under the trade name Puritan Oil, which was marketed as a lower- cholesterol alternative.