Best The Lard Tub Pie Crust Recipes
MOM'S LARD PIE CRUST
Mom always knew the best pie crusts are made with lard. The results of this recipe is one of the flakiest crusts I have ever had. It is so easy too!-Virginia Jung, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 15m
Yield 1-10-inch crust.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle in water, a tablespoon at a time, until pastry holds together. Shape into a ball; chill for 30 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Transfer to a 10-in. pie plate. Flute edges; fill and bake as pie recipe directs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 19mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
THE LARD TUB PIE CRUST RECIPE
This is the pie crust recipe found on a tub of hydrogenated lard. It is the simplest recipe I've found for pie crusts and it is surprisingly the best pie crust I've ever had actually. If you are a gen-x aged person like me you may have had a grandma that made pies with crusts that seem exceptional by today's standards. The secret is lard. Food.com has a very nice and useful guide to making a butter based crust, but it will never live up to the lard tub recipe. You may be thinking hydrogenated lard?? That sounds like death in every bite! We'll I won't sell this as a health food that's for sure, when have you ever eaten pie because of its healthy qualities?
Provided by Chef Tell
Categories Dessert
Time 4h
Yield 3 regular 9 inch crusts, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Check your lard, it should have no smell or taste, if it does, it is probably rancid.
- Get a large size bowl and add your flour and salt.
- Take your cup of lard and put it in the bowl a spoonful at a time.
- Cover the bits of lard with flour from the bowl.
- Cut the lard into the flour with a sturdy pastry cutter (Get one with ridged blades if you can) to pea sized bits.
- Dribble the water into the mixture all at once.
- Use your hand to work the water into the dough, I like to scoop the mixture from the edges and smoosh it in the center of the bowl.
- You are done mixing when the mixture will stick together as a complete blob. It is like making biscuits don't overwork the dough.
- Form a ball and weigh it on a scale, mine weighed about 600 grams.
- You might want to clean your hands for the next step. Get some cellophane wrap ready.
- Divide the ball into three little balls each a third of the total weight of the original (about 200 grams). Wrap the 3 balls in the cellophane wrap. Put in the fridge, ideally for 24 hours, but 4 hours is fine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 133.9, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 8.1, Sodium 145.8, Carbohydrate 11.9, Fiber 0.4, Protein 1.6
CLASSIC LARD TWO-CRUST PIE PASTRY
The way a pie crust should be made.
Provided by SandraJ
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Whisk flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in the lard with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending gently with a fork or pastry blender until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans the sides of the bowl. Divide the dough in half and shape flattened rounds. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 267.8 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 16.2 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 291.6 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
BEST EVER PIE CRUST
You can double or half the recipe without any problem. This is a simple recipe and very tasty! It will be very flaky.
Provided by Jean Haseloh
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts
Time 20m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Divide dough in half, and shape into balls. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- Roll out dough on a floured counter. Don't over work it. Use as directed in pie recipe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.9 g, Fat 13 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 145.9 mg
LARD PIE CRUST
This delicate, puffy crust uses a combination of lard and butter for the richest flavor and the largest flakes. You can substitute more lard for the butter, but you will lose some of the complexity. Make sure to seek out rendered leaf lard from a good butcher or specialty market, or try your local farmers' market. It's the purest and best quality pig fat to use in a crust. Avoid processed lard from the supermarket at all costs; it's been hydrogenated to increase shelf life and can sometimes have an off or mildly rancid flavor, not to mention the dangers of hydrogenated fat to your arterial health. You can freeze this crust for up to 3 months. Defrost for 8 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories pies and tarts, dessert
Time 4h15m
Yield 1 (9-inch) single pie crust
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a food processor, briefly pulse together the flour and salt. Add the butter and lard and pulse until the mixture forms chickpea-size pieces (3 to 5 one-second pulses). Or, if making by hand, stir together the flour and salt. Use two knives or a pastry cutter to cut the butter and lard into the flour mixture until you get slightly smaller pieces, the size of green peas.
- Add the ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse or mix until the mixture is just moist enough to hold together. Form the crust into a ball, wrap with plastic and flatten into a disc. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before rolling out and baking.
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