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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:05 PM
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Du Cooks. I am making a lobster pot pie this sunday. the recipe calls for lard
can i substitute something for lard? if so, what?

(its the barefoot comtessa recipe)
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:08 PM
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1. The lard is for the crust, I assume
Lard does make the flakiest pastry dough, but you can get very good results with the classic pate brisee butter crust. It's easy: 1 cup flour, a bit of salt, half a cup of butter (1 stick), and enough ice water to bring it together.
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:09 PM
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2. Vegetable shortening ...
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:14 PM
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3. Lard provides for the flakiest crust
because it is relatively solid in a chilled state (much like butter). Butter can be used as a substitute but reduce the water a tiny bit, American style butters are infused with a fair amount of water and the dough will be sticky. Otherwise, you can use a straight one to one trade out with Coconut oil, - in it's solid form.
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:27 PM
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4. A 2nd for vegetable shortening....
such as Crisco, which is chemically very similar to Lard and will give close results. But by the same token, it's really not much better for your health.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:29 PM
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5. yeah. its just that i dont know what i will do with lard after i have used the 2 tbsp i need for t
this recipe
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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:39 PM
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6. Try this:
Spectrum Organic All Vegetable Shortening

It looks like Crisco and can be used the same way as lard. It is not hydrogenated, but acts like it.
Good luck!
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:41 PM
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8. You can probably buy a smaller amount of lard than you can of Crisco.
Edited on Wed Jan-02-08 01:43 PM by Rabrrrrrr
So you'll have less useless leftovers. Unless you use Crisco other times, in which case you might as well stuck with Crisco.

I say go with the lard, and then use it for some other special occasions, such as to fry up some hush puppies or those wonderful Indian hush-puppy like things (mimosas? that doesn't sound right) or to make biscuits or scones, or just keep it around to fry your eggs in. Or fry bread in it. My mom used to eat lard sandwiches - cut a small slab of lard, put it between two pieces of bread, and eat it. If you have another lobster or two, poaching them in lard would be an utterly decadent experience of richness and goodness.

Lard is a wonderful thing, and it's all natural.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:44 PM
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9. thanks. its samosas. and i think you may be right.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:45 PM
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10. Samosas! That's it!
I knew it wasn't Mimosa, but was close.

:patriot:

Happy new year to you!!

Now I'm really hungry for a lard poached lobster. x(
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 01:39 PM
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7. I made vegan cupcakes with veggie shortening
They came out really good! I think it's a good substitute -- and not so gross to think about. :P
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