LizzieMaine
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Some folks I know swear that vegetable shortening makes the best pie crusts...better than butter, better than lard, due to it's higher melting point and lower water content. I'm sure there have been tests and more tests. I use butter.
I find lard crusts to be flakier and better-tasting, but this is a dispute which has torn families asunder and shattered lifelong friendships. (I'm not kidding. My grandmother would argue about this at the slightest provocation.)