Comments on: pie crust (part 3) – butter, shortening, vodka, or lard? http://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/15/pie-crust-part-3/ breaking rules and taking names Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:29:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Happy Thanksgiving! | Brownies for Dinnerhttp://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/15/pie-crust-part-3/#comment-8938 Happy Thanksgiving! | Brownies for Dinner Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:41:53 +0000 http://browniesfordinner.com/?p=1894#comment-8938 [...] Pie crust overview [...] [...] Pie crust overview [...]

]]> By: pumpkin puree | Brownies for Dinnerhttp://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/15/pie-crust-part-3/#comment-8711 pumpkin puree | Brownies for Dinner Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:13:54 +0000 http://browniesfordinner.com/?p=1894#comment-8711 [...] pumpkin pie using an actual pumpkin. Do you get these kinds of urges? I get them all the time. Like what’s the best kind of pie crust? How do you make brown sugar? And what would happen if I substitute a little butter with bacon fat [...] [...] pumpkin pie using an actual pumpkin. Do you get these kinds of urges? I get them all the time. Like what’s the best kind of pie crust? How do you make brown sugar? And what would happen if I substitute a little butter with bacon fat [...]

]]> By: black fridayhttp://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/15/pie-crust-part-3/#comment-2829 black friday Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:17:03 +0000 http://browniesfordinner.com/?p=1894#comment-2829 [...] and using the pie crust recipe from Alton Brown since that was the one that we liked best in the crust test. But this time using leaf lard instead of the Mexican lard. I’m still trying to decide what [...] [...] and using the pie crust recipe from Alton Brown since that was the one that we liked best in the crust test. But this time using leaf lard instead of the Mexican lard. I’m still trying to decide what [...]

]]> By: Patriciahttp://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/15/pie-crust-part-3/#comment-2572 Patricia Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:41:59 +0000 http://browniesfordinner.com/?p=1894#comment-2572 Great question Angie. <a href="http://artofthepie.com/wordpress/?p=519" rel="nofollow">Kate McDermott</a> has been experimenting with just that. After Thanksgiving, I might do another round and try vodka+lard myself. By the way, lard has less cholesterol and saturated fat than butter (at least according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard#Culinary_use" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>). Great question Angie. Kate McDermott has been experimenting with just that.

After Thanksgiving, I might do another round and try vodka+lard myself.
By the way, lard has less cholesterol and saturated fat than butter (at least according to Wikipedia).

]]> By: Patriciahttp://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/15/pie-crust-part-3/#comment-2571 Patricia Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:38:14 +0000 http://browniesfordinner.com/?p=1894#comment-2571 I love pecan tassies! (and pecan pies... and tarts). My grandmother had a couple of big pecan trees in her yard. Oh the memories... btw - if you can't find the posts for rendering lard you mentioned, I've got one linked to in my <a href="http://browniesfordinner.com/2009/11/12/lard/" rel="nofollow">lard</a> post. I love pecan tassies! (and pecan pies… and tarts). My grandmother had a couple of big pecan trees in her yard. Oh the memories…

btw – if you can’t find the posts for rendering lard you mentioned, I’ve got one linked to in my lard post.

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