The VCO pie experiment

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The pie is made!

 

The crust recipe I used was :

 

4 cups all purpose flour

2/3 cup butter

2/3 cup VCO (chilled, solid)

pinch salt

2 tablespoon sugar

ice water as needed to form dough

 

regular pie dough instruction apply, cut the solids in etc.

 

While rolling I noticed that the raw dough was a bit more " brittle " -

meaning it broke easily, but not unmanageably so.

 

Alas! The cooked pie crust is NOT as flaky as the lard crust -

HOWEVER, it is one TASTY crust! I think the coconut and butter really

complement each other, and certainly compliment the strawberries. It

also make for crispness, and a tender inside.

 

And it has NO lard. My MIL just doesn't understand my aversion to

using lard. :-P

 

So, it looks like I have one more reason to buy all that VCdC in the

co-op! LOL!!!

 

Happy Baking!

 

JenB