Pie Crusts from scratch

[Tink3815]

For those of you who still make your pie crusts from scratch, what do you use as your shorting ingredient?

 

[tvguy]

My wife says half butter half Crisco per the King Arthur Flour company recipe.

 

[barkley]

flour, salt, oil, milk are the ingredients in my mom's old recipe that we use.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I’ve done all butter and butter and crisco. I use butter and crisco most often.

 

[LoveToDisney]

Butter flavored Crisco

 

[alohamom]

I am alos a half butter/half crisco person. I've done full butter and while it tastes really goos it can be a little tough.

 

[Tuffcookie]

Crisco shortening. The key is to not overwork your dough.

 

[irlandaise]

I highly recommend that you consider the pie crust recipe developed by food scientist J. Kenji Lopez-Alt when he was working for America's Test Kitchen. It uses a combination of butter and vegetable shortening:

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/3919-foolproof-pie-dough-for-double-crust-pie

But the really important ingredient is vodka, which adds moisture without triggering the development of too much gluten in the crust. Here's a detailed explanation of why he chose a combination of fats, and why he used vodka in place of some of the water:

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/37-foolproof-pie-dough

 

[gmi3804]

I’ll use butter and shortening or lard.

 

[Wood Nymph]

For those of you who still make your pie crusts from scratch, what do you use as your shorting ingredient?

I use 3/4 butter and 1/4 butter flavored Crisco.

 

[bobbiwoz]

flour, salt, oil, milk are the ingredients in my mom's old recipe that we use.

I use these too!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Crisco and ice cold water literally have a bowl with ice cubes in it with a little bit of water to use to mix my dough - the less you handle the dough the better

I have tried the vodka that works pretty well too !

 

[ronandannette]

Good old-fashioned lard. I've never used anything else for pie crust.

 

[Tink3815]

Thank you for all the responses, I tried butter but is was not flaky at all.

 

[easyas123]

butter & ice water

 

[dizneegirl]

Lard.

 

[John VN]

The following video is how I made my crust and apple pies for DW and her mom (very good cook) + family. Got lovingly chastised when I stopped, too much effort for beginning arthritic hands.

BTW, that was after our 1973 marriage when I began making Holiday Dinners AND dessert

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/all-butter-pie-crust/

 

[Jojo Cat Lady]

This recipe never fails and I get compliments every time I make it:

Sift together:
4 Cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon sugar

Cut in 1 3/4 Cup butter-flavored Crisco

Mix together:
1/2 Cup water
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 slightly beaten egg

Combine with dry ingredients and roll out. I use an adjustable rolling pin purchased on Amazon to choose the thickness and keep it consistent.