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I know in this day it is not considered healthy to use animal fats in our diet. This is a recipe that my grandmother used for as long as I can remember. The lard was usually freshly rendered from butchering, the stove was an old monarch wood, and the fruit inside the pie was usually home grown and canned by her. She also took first prize every time she entered them in the fair. She just left us this year at the age of 100, and not from heart disease.

I use this crust when I want to impress company with a pie.

8 OR 9-INCH CRUST:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup lard
2 tbsp. water

9-INCH TWO CRUST:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
2/3 cup lard
1/4 cup water

Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in lard with pastry blender until small pea size particles are obtained. Sprinkle with water a little at a time. Mix with fork until flour is moist. Press into a ball and turn out onto a floured board. If making a two crust pie divide in half.

Roll out with rolling pin. Try not to use too much extra flour because it makes the crust tough. Roll out to desired size. Usually about 1-inch bigger around than the tin. Fold pastry in half and move up to pan. Unfold and put pastry into pan. Try not to stretch the pastry because this causes shrinking in baking. Sprinkle the top crust with a little sugar to evenly brown.

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Lard Pie Crust

· Jun 8 · #36867

Katie (Indiana) says:

Animal fats are GREAT for you! Our society is just terrified of "fat" and thinks any is bad. Thanks for the recipe!

· May 9 · #34452

Lesley (North Carolina) says:

i tried this recipe on a turkey pot pie and my children ate it up! It was great!

· Dec 6 · #15958

Denise says:

Thanks! I'll post back after I try it. As for the healthy aspect: come now, we are going to fill this crust (or any other made with "healthy" fat) with sugar, fruit and more sugar. I think we can agree that this type of thing is a 'sometimes food" and let's have it be highest quality!

· Dec 7 · #16439

Denise replies:

My cherry pie came out well as far as flaky texture! For me, I would use this recipe again to make a savory pie crust - like for a meat or veggie/cheese pie. I did not care for the "porky" after taste that lard gave it. I will go back to butter flavor Crisco or real butter pastry crusts for my sweet treats.

· Nov 29 · #14708

Suzi says:

Thank you, thank you. I have been trying to remember this recipe. Only one ever used by my grandmothers. It's been a while since I did pie from scratch but today calls for one.

· Nov 16 · #12159

Tim Stafford says:

This is the best pastry recipe! Easy, simple and very good.
Had the munchies so I made tarts with my homemade grape jelly using this recipe. I eat 12 tarts in 2 hours. My kids took the rest of them to school for there teachers they are now A students. TRY THIS YOU WILL LOVE IT.
Tim

· Oct 9 · #6906

Delano Kreis says:

Actually, if you do your homework, you'll find that animal fats are healthy... that is if they are organic. It's the modified vegetable oils that are unhealthy. I am trying your recipe today and looking forward to a great pie. Thanks.

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