[Sca-cooks] Re: pie crusts

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 3 Sep 2001, at 16:29, Nicolas Steenhout wrote:

> 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
> "You must deal with me as I think of myself" J. Hockenberry

Granado has a Lenten version of pie crust that includes a bit of
wine, IIRC.  Acids discourage the formation of gluten.




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