I finally tested cold butter vs room temp butter for pie crust

Last week I made two apple pies, one with butter straight from the fridge and one with butter left out for an hour. The cold butter crust was flaky and held its shape, while the room temp one was greasy and slumped in the pan. The difference was huge, just from that one step. Do you think chilling all your fats is a must, or is there a good workaround for warmer kitchens?

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jessicad982mo ago

That "difference was huge" thing is a solid rule for more than just baking. I see it with people rushing to open a beer bottle versus taking a second to find the actual opener, you just get a worse result. Chilling your fats seems like the kitchen version of that, no real workaround for the right way.

thomas.piper2mo ago

Can confirm, @jessicad98. I've definitely used a lighter as a bottle opener before and just accepted the spray of shame.

benb2122d ago

@thomas.piper that spray of shame is real, but have you tried using a wedding ring?