On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:29:58 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

> I learned this trick from The Two Fat Ladies: Freeze the butter. Cut
> off the required amount (plus a tad more) and grate it on the large
> holes of a box grater. The dad more is to compensate for what gets stuck
> in the grater.
>
> I have used this method for pie crusts and biscuits and find it's the
> easiest way to get the butter into tiny bits.

Have you ever made pie crust in the food processor? I freeze or at
least partially freeze the butter first anyway. Same with biscuits,
use the FP to cut in the butter and they turn out fantastic.

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