Pie Crust

[Guest guest]

Yes, I make my crust with refrigerated coconut oil.  I have been using this for

years and my Momma who is by all definitions a Southern Belle, loves the way the

crust tastes. (It was a stretch to get her to move from lard to Crisco but now

she has started using the coconut oil too- PROGRESS!)  Sometimes I will mix

butter and coconut oil to make my crusts depending on my mood but for potpies,

and hand pies and even our family's favorite Sweet Potatoe Pie, the coconut oil

works very well.  Just make sure it is refrigerated and use a chilled pastry

cutter and a chilled work surface so that the oil doesn't melt down and ruin the

flakiness of the crust.

 

What types of yummy fillings do you put in your pies?

 

Andrea

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone, I will do some experimenting.  The coconut oil one sounds

really interesting!  Does it make the crust taste like coconut? 

 

-Jess

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I use butter, cold from the fridge. It handles better for me than

shortening ever did, but that could just be me. :-)

 

-ginger

[Guest guest]

Iced cold unsalted butter makes the best crust.

Since I only eat one piece I don't worry about the trans fat.

 

Lily

 

, Ginger Fitzsimmons

<matildalucet wrote:

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> I use butter, cold from the fridge. It handles better for me than

> shortening ever did, but that could just be me. :-)

>

> -ginger

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