DISQUS

Crispy on the Outside: Respect for Crust

  • Chris · 1 year ago
    I confess I'm no pie crust expert. I guess the problem was that the friend was cutting fat into pieces that were too small? How would this affect the crust?
  • Winn · 1 year ago
    I also was confused for the apple pie recipe when you said to cut it the size of peas.... maybe you should upload a picture?
  • Baylen · 1 year ago
    I think the "peas" requirement is pretty common. My Better Homes cookbook (ca. 1965) says the same. I've always taken it to mean cutting the shortening into the flour (I tend to use softened butter rather than lard) until it's about the size of small peas/large BBs.