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Had to choose between butter and shortening for my pie crust yesterday
Picked butter for the flavor but my crust came out a little flat, anyone else find that shortening gives a better flake even if it tastes less rich?
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the_xena10d agoMost Upvoted
Butter's tricky like that... I actually get better flake with half butter half lard.
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the_margaret10d ago
Oh man, butter flavor is hard to beat though! @the_xena mentioned the half butter half lard trick and that's honestly what I've settled on too. Have you tried freezing your butter and grating it into the flour? That helped me get a better flake while keeping the rich taste. The flatness might also be from overworking the dough, I've ruined plenty of crusts that way.
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