[Sca-cooks] Re: pie crusts

[Nicolas Steenhout]

At 12:39 PM 9/3/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Marian asked:
> > While the topic of pie shells is out and about, is there any medieval way
>to make a pie shell (that is, without baking powder or baking soda?). <
>
>     Pie  crust as I know it  {and generally I prefere that cute little
>doughboy's to my own attempts}
>is fat {lard, crisco, butter, rendered chicken} flour, and water {hot or
>cold}.  No leavening ingredients.

I haven't examined medievalness of it, but my grand mother's grand mother
pie crust recipe includes a bit of white vinegar.  Somehow, it really helps
acquire a nice flakey crust.

Muiredach mac Loloig
Rokkehealden Shire
aka
Nicolas Steenhout
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