I have not. Christopher Kimball, in The Dessert Bible, comments that unless you can get leaf lard (the highest grade of lard, which comes from the fat around the pig’s kidneys), using lard in dessert recipes is undesirable (results in the dough having a bacon-y taste). I don’t think I can get leaf lard here in NYC, and even if I could it would probably be very expensive.
Oh? Do you know any good places to get it in NYC? (Preferably Brooklyn, Manhattan also fine.)
Yes, brown for white sugar is a good substitution sometimes. However it can partially mute the taste of other ingredients, like fresh fruit, so it’s not always ideal. Also, brown sugar is definitely more expensive.
The internet tells me they don’t carry it, but can special-order it. Mail-order, by the way, looks to come out to $10 / lb., at least., if you can get it; very few places seem to carry it.
You might have to call them; they will special-order just about anything. The only thing I have failed to find there was rabbit ears (without buying the whole rabbit).
I have not. Christopher Kimball, in The Dessert Bible, comments that unless you can get leaf lard (the highest grade of lard, which comes from the fat around the pig’s kidneys), using lard in dessert recipes is undesirable (results in the dough having a bacon-y taste). I don’t think I can get leaf lard here in NYC, and even if I could it would probably be very expensive.
NYC? of course you can. Or mail-order.
But I would start with regular lard in the right recipes.
On a different note, I usually substitute brown sugar for white for the taste.
Oh? Do you know any good places to get it in NYC? (Preferably Brooklyn, Manhattan also fine.)
Yes, brown for white sugar is a good substitution sometimes. However it can partially mute the taste of other ingredients, like fresh fruit, so it’s not always ideal. Also, brown sugar is definitely more expensive.
I would be shocked if Ottomanelli’s on Bleeker didn’t have it leaf lard.
The internet tells me they don’t carry it, but can special-order it. Mail-order, by the way, looks to come out to $10 / lb., at least., if you can get it; very few places seem to carry it.
You might have to call them; they will special-order just about anything. The only thing I have failed to find there was rabbit ears (without buying the whole rabbit).