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Default Canola oil in pie crust?

On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 5:22:13 PM UTC-7, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 4:32:31 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> > On 2015-07-15, ImStillMags > wrote:
> >
> > > ew. never use Canola oil. Bad stuff. Lard and butter makes a
> > > flaky pie crust. Have tried coconut oil for a sweet pie recipe
> > > and it was pretty dang good.

> >
> > The Spectrum organic shortening I mentioned is 100% pressed palm oil
> > (non-hydrogenated).
> >
> > Is there a a difference between palm and coconut?
> >

> Yes. Palm oil is another name for palm *fruit* oil. Palm *kernel* oil is
> very similar to coconut oil in healthfulness and cost--far more expensive
> than palm fruit oil.
> >
> > nb

>
> --Bryan


Big difference in flavor as well.