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Do you have to use shortening vegetables for apple pie?
Is the question about "vegetable shortening"? In apple pie filling, a small amount of butter (about 2 Tablespoons) NOT shortening, should be used to "dot" the top of the filling before the top crust is applied. For any pie crust, including crust for apple pie, butter or lard, or a combination of both, may be used instead of vegetable shortening. There are also recipes for crust made with vegetable oil, which produce a slightly different type of crust with a crumbly texture.
What are the basic ingredients in crust baking?
The basic ingredients in pie crust are flour, fat (shortening, lard, butter or oil), salt and water.
What is arcady pie?
It appears to be a pie containing pineapple and blueberries with a Crisco shortening crust.
Can you use puff pastry as a substitute for traditional pie crust?
Yes, you can use puff pastry as a substitute for traditional pie crust. Puff pastry will create a flakier and more buttery crust compared to traditional pie crust.
What is arcady?
It appears to be a pie containing pineapple and blueberries with a Crisco shortening crust.
Can I use puff pastry as a substitute for traditional pie crust?
Yes, you can use puff pastry as a substitute for traditional pie crust. Puff pastry will create a flakier and more buttery crust compared to traditional pie crust. Just be aware that the texture and flavor of the final product may be slightly different.
Does apple pie have sugar in it?
Without sugar, no. Without added sugar, absolutely. You could use a sugar substitute, like sucralose, or just precook some apples to bring out their naturally-occuring sweetness.Organic honey also makes a very good natural sweetening agent and substitute for sugar.
What kind of crust would you use for pumkin pie?
Sweet potato pie is usually made with a regular single pie crust made with flour, lard / shortening, a bit of salt and cold water. The crust should not be pre-baked. Also, a graham-cracker pie crust is quite tasty with sweet potato pie.
What role do butter and shortening have in a pie crust?
Flour used for pie dough is all-purpose flour. This flour type is versatile for making a pliable, dense dough that will keep firm.
What is the difference between a tart and a pie?
The main difference between a tart and a pie is the crust. A tart typically has a thinner, crumbly crust made with butter and flour, while a pie has a thicker, flakier crust made with butter and shortening. Tarts also usually have a shallow, open top, while pies have a deeper filling with a top crust covering it.
Does Bakers Square pie crust contain lard?
According to one of the discussions on vegguide.org, Baker's Square pies, "...are never made with lard and the crust is made with shortening."
What can you use instead of butter in a graham cracker crust for a pudding pie?
Margarine can be used as a substitute for the butter.
