Tenderflake Box Pie Crust Alternative

Name: Tenderflake Box Pie Crust Alternative
Prep time: 15 h
Total time: 15 h
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 225g Tenderflake lard, or 1/2 pound; 2.25 cups all purpose flour, give or take a few tbsp; 1tsp salt; 1tbsp vinegar; 1 egg; 1 cup cold water

3 steps

Prep:15h

My fool proof alternative that *loosely* follows the box recipe.

Updated at: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:01:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1558.8 kcal (78%)

Total Fat116 g (166%)

Carbs107.4 g (41%)

Sugars0.5 g (1%)

Protein17.3 g (35%)

Sodium1197.2 mg (60%)

Fiber3.8 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

225glard

2 ¼ cupsall purpose flour

give or take a few tbsp

1 tspsalt

1 Tbspvinegar

1egg

1 cupwater

cold

Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour and salt together in a bowl. Cut in tenderflake until crumbly texture like oatmeal.

Step 2

In liquid measuring cup, crack one egg and add vinegar (plan vinegar - no white wine vinegar, just distilled white). Mix, then top up liquid with water until it reaches the 1cup mark. THE FULL CUP OF WATER IS NOT NEEDED - this is important because it's best with extra egg and vinegar.

Step 3

Start by using half of your wet liquid into the dry, adding more liquid as it's needed until the flour comes together into a ball. Don't over mix as it'll reduce the flakiness. Divide in half and chill/freeze, good to use after 2 hours in the fridge. (There is usually extra liquid that you can use for your egg wash if you're being lazy).