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Butter and shortening

By Sheryl Julian
Globe Staff / July 15, 2009

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The first time I made pie crust, I made it five times, lining pans bought and borrowed, then wrapping them up for the freezer. The exercise wasn’t to produce lots of pies, but rather to master the process of working the fat into the flour with my fingers, getting to know exactly the right amount of liquid needed, and rolling ... (Full article: 377 words)

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