Personally, I would rather an all natural butter "imperfect" crust over a bad-for-your-arteries hydrogenated shortening crust any day. Why on earth would I bake from scratch if I'm going to use artificial ingredients like shortening as there's no way to get a perfect-looking butter crust. Sandy, perhaps appearances are more important to you than taste or health, but for the rest of us...it's what's inside that matters.

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