Comments on: 4 Recipes for a Perfect Pie Crust

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:02:07 +0000

In reply to Pat. My neighbor made a vegetable oil pie crust too, I'll have to ask her for the recipe. I just used the same amount of lard as I was for the shortening and didn't love it.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:58:55 +0000

In reply to Alyssa. How much do lard do you put in the crust my mother’s recipe was vegetable oil flour but it is very hard to roll Out

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:46:50 +0000

I appreciate the info on the use of different fats for pie crust. It was interesting. Though I must say, using an all-lard recipe can actually be awesome. That’s what my grandma did, that’s what my mom does, that’s what I do. Maybe it just takes the right recipe to have a good experience. But I’ve also eaten one made with butter – it was different than what I’m used to, but it was just as good.

By: R.vand83

R.vand83 — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:23:34 +0000

I love the tips. I used to make shortening pie crust and they would be great, flaky and tender. Then we realized how bad transfat was for you. Then I was trying to use coconut oil for shortening and they never turned out. All butter was fifty/fifty results. So I bought Spectrum shortening and I am going to make the 1/2 shortening and 1/2 butter. I have pie duty for Thanksgiving. I am going to try your recipe and hope it works out.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 03:15:05 +0000

In reply to Ruth. I as going to say the same thing about using lard and butter together. I use half lard which I work into the flour then for the other half of the fat I grate butter into it and just mix to cover all the butter in flour. SInce I live in the South, it could be why I've never had an issue with lard. It sounds like it what you had may have been rancid if it had a funny smell and taste. I have found the lard/butter combo makes the best pie crust, easy to work with, very tender and flaky.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:17:40 +0000

In reply to Ruth. I've thought that about the lard! Thank you for sharing your tips, I'll have try that.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 02:38:43 +0000

If you bought your lard in the grocery that is probably the problem. I get mine at a nearby farm where I get my milk. You could also get some pig fat from a small family farm and render your own. I. Use as combo of butter and lard and have used just lard and my crusts are always tender and flaky

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:56:07 +0000

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:21:24 +0000

In reply to Dee. You are so welcome! I'm working on that more and more, I'm always trying to be really helpful and more pictures the better!

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:02:08 +0000

I used your tutorial for the all butter pie crust for my coconut pie and it was wonderful! This is my first time with a successful pie crust; thank you for your attention to detail with your tutorials; it really helps with us visual learners. Love your blog!
Dee