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My aunt told me I was overworking my pie dough and it started a whole family feud
So at Thanksgiving my aunt watched me making crust and said I was 'handling it too much' and that's why it's always tough. I always thought the more you work it the flakier it gets but she said no, that's backwards. Now my mom swears by the old way of kneading it a bunch and my aunt says that's why grandma's pies were heavy. I tried my aunt's method with a light touch and honestly the crust was way better but I feel like I'm betraying my mom's side of the family. Has anyone else gotten a piece of advice that split your family's recipe traditions?
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alicecooper23d ago
Yeah but here's the real question - whose side are you gonna be on next Thanksgiving when the pie comes out and both of them are watching you take a bite? Because that's where the real tension hits. Once you go light touch you can't really go back to manhandling it without them all noticing and making comments. Your aunt's gonna be smug and your mom's gonna pout. So are you gonna tell your mom you switched methods or just let her think you got lucky with the crust that one time?
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