Unfortunately there is no real substitute for Lard for the pastry I need. I have a couple of leads now, which I'll get onto shorty. Thanks for all your advice and offers.:)
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Unfortunately there is no real substitute for Lard for the pastry I need. I have a couple of leads now, which I'll get onto shorty. Thanks for all your advice and offers.:)
Thanks heaps for the offer. :). I'll keep you posted. If I have no luck by early next week, I will take you up on it if you don't need it for Chrissy. I'll be ordering some at some stage, but I can't get a delivery before Christmas now, but in the new year I could replace it.Quote:
Originally Posted by davidsonsm
Talk about 1st world problems :o
But then I did have eye fillet and champignons for lunch as I was feeling lazy :D
Defiantly a 1st world problem. Where I came from in the 3rd world - Yorkshire - you could get it anywhere....:D
And as I sit here the dog is munching through fried cray fish antenna from today's catch & he had some eye fillet for lunch. :)
Lucky I don't spoil him.
I distinctly remember mucky fat butties during after hours in a pub in Ilkley. Assume you're making suet.
No suet is different to lard.Quote:
Originally Posted by davidsonsm
But I thought you used beef dripping to make suet pastry?
Making a short lard pastry. It's an old family recipe. I need the pasty for both the Pork pie and the mince tarts.:) It's really not the same trying to do it differently, even though it is a bugger to make and takes ages. I can substitute about 25% butter in the mince tarts, but it makes them a bit crumbly.
I'm sure I've seen it in the local supermarkets.
I'll have a look when I put my Tatts on tomorrow.
How much do you want?