Anita, shortening is a type of vegetable fat that is solid at room temperature. Crisco is a brand of vegetable shortening often used in baking in America. Vegetable oil won't work quite the same way, because it's a liquid. Butter or leaf lard can often be substituted for shortening in pie crust recipes. Here's our All-Butter Pie Crust recipe, if you can't find shortening. This recipe will work great for making this apple pie! Barb@KAF

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