Thats just the online price. Its actually usually about $2.49/lb at the store. You can occasionally get a killer deal of $1.69 though!
Another alternative to Crisco is to use Coconut Oil which is a solid at room temperature, and natural.
it may be natural but is certainly not good for you.
it may be natural but is certainly not good for you.
it may be natural but is certainly not good for you.
No fat is really good for you! Coconut oil is being researched a bunch right now. They seem to think its actually got a LOT of health benefits. Give it a Google babe.
Nearly 50% of the fatty acid in natural coconut oil is lauric acid, which converts to the fatty acid monolaurin in the body. Monolaurin has adverse effects on a variety of microorganisms including bacteria, yeast, fungi, and enveloped viruses. It [monolaurin] destroys the lipid membrane of such enveloped viruses as HIV, measles, Herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), influenza and cytomegalovirus (CMV). The usefulness lauric acid/monolaurin in treating AIDS is currently under investigation. Lauric acid is a main component of human breast milk and helps protect children from illness during infancy. Capric acid, which comprises another 7% of coconut oil fat content, also stimulates anti-microbial activity.
I'm not going to rule it out yet, especially since I don't eat too many pies!Pacific island populations who obtain 30-60% of their total caloric intake from fully saturated coconut fat have low rates of cardiovascular disease.[11]
That does sound gross, but the current thinking is that saturated fat doesn't increase the risk of heart disease, but unsaturated decreases it. The information I read suggests that I'm not going to rule it out yet, especially since I don't eat too many pies!