Lyon Hats reader, H. in Annecy, was looking for a substitute for Crisco (also known as vegetable shortening/Cookeen/Trex) to use in oatmeal cookies and pie crusts. She reports finding a good substitute at Carrefour: graisse à frire.
Solo brand graisse à frire, 1 and 2, 5 kilo
(H. is also looking for plain Cheerios. Anyone have any leads? Thanks!)
"There are two versions - the name brand version (about 4 euros) and the generic version (about 2 euros). I got the generic. It was in the butter section of the market and is labeled "graisse a frire" - it is for frying frites in. It says on the package "100% vegetale" and comes in a 1 kg package that is red and white and has photos of frites on it.
It made delicious oatmeal cookies, though I had to let it come to room temperature before it was useful. I haven't tried it for pie crust yet, but judging by the cookies, I think it will work fine."
Solo brand graisse à frire, 1 and 2, 5 kilo
(H. is also looking for plain Cheerios. Anyone have any leads? Thanks!)
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Cool!
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