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Perfect Pie Crust

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Pie crust isn’t difficult. It’s not tricky. You can do this. I believe in you.  You don’t need any special equipment. I used to use a food processor to make mine but then I accidentally killed my food processor making cheese balls last Christmas (rest in peace, food processor. I’m sorry I burned up your little motor.)  You don’t need a food processor.  The fat is the most important part of the crust because that’s where the flavor and the flake is created. This recipe uses half lard and half butter.  If you don’t have lard, this recipe will work just fine with all unsalted butter. But really, get the lard. It’s cheaper than butter, it’s great for seasoning cast iron, it makes lovely biscuits, and it supports local farmers.  Go right now and look on Facebook marketplace and find some nice lady selling lard from the hog they processed. I’ll wait.  Got the lard now? Good. Now you’re ready for business. Your great granny would be so proud.  Things this rec...
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The Basic Bread

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 After years of low carb, Atkins, keto, carnivore, and paleo, bread and I have a strained relationship.  Something about bread doesn’t sit well with me - digestively . I tried gluten free. No dice. I tried einkorn - that was smooth sailing. But einkorn is crazy expensive. Like, $5 a pound expensive. To put that in perspective, a pound of King Arthur is about $1.30. So, that’s a no from me. Turns out, organic flour doesn’t upset my stomach.  All of my bread, pastry, and noodle recipes all use organic flour. If you get it at Costco, it’s about $1 a pound. Walmart has Great Value organic flour for $1.10 a pound. Not terrible. Conventional flour at Walmart is 47¢ a pound though so if you don’t mind the difference, it is half the cost!  Bread isn’t a huge financial investment. For somewhere between $1.50 and $3.50 you can get about any kind of bread you’re looking for but the difference is in the quality.  If you’re pressed for time, buy bread. No bread machine, no m...
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