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need help with pie crust

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Raven93

on Nov. 25, 2009 at 9:23 PM

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ok so i am supposed to make the pies for thanksgiving and i ran out of shortening for the crust can i substitute margarine for the shortening because i have 1 pie left to do and my husband has the car and wont be home until 10:30 thanks

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on Nov. 25, 2009 at 9:23 PM

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MsPsychotic

on Nov. 25, 2009 at 9:25 PM

You could sub real butter for the shortning, but not margarine. You want the solid fat in the crust to melt and create air pockets.. that's what gives you the light flakey crust. If you use the soft margarine, you'll end up with a flat, soggy crust.

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