On 2014-05-18 19:16, Travis McGee wrote:
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> Congratulations!
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> Two suggestions, if you want to experiment:
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> 1) Try lard instead of Crisco. It makes a slightly flakier crust.
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> 2) Use a food processor to cut the ingredients together. It takes
> literally seconds.


Sure...as an experiment..
My mother swore by lard. I use Crisco. She always raved about my pastry.
Maybe she was just being a nice mommy, but it was flakier than hers. I
am reluctant to use a food process because it will chop the shortening
too fine. You need chunks of it in there to get the flakiness.