This is actually going to be the first year I will be making homemade pie crust (sad to say I've been using the pre-made one to save time and effort) so I am very thankful you did the test of butter vs shortening. My aunt always used lard for her pies, but as you said it is really tough to find it readily available. Those were the best pie crusts though. Over the last couple of years I have been making an effort to make everything from scratch and pie crust is next on the list so I'm looking forward to having entirely homemade pumpkin and apple pies for the holiday!

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