Just a quick mention that my grandma used 7 - up (instead of water) and
lard in her pie crusts in case you want to experiment!
Some bakers use
lard in their pie crust, while others turn to shortening, many of them swear by a half - butter - half - shortening crust, or even use a 4:1 ratio with butter to shortening.
Not exact matches
Perfect baking sprouted bread,
pie crusts, and other baked goods, and making sprouted flour pasta and tortillas (ooh — and doughnuts — fried
in LARD!).
Lard has a milder flavor than tallow and is great for things like
pie crusts, biscuits, and pastries — basically things that you don't really want a beef flavor
in.