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Depends on the recipe I want to use. Tortillas call for lard, and I don't think butter would be a good substitute on that. (Actually, I think the only reason I
by kop316 7y ago
Depends on the recipe I want to use. Tortillas call for lard, and I don't think butter would be a good substitute on that. (Actually, I think the only reason I have lard/shortening is to make flour tortillas)
But you are correct, I would prefer to use butter when I can!
EDIT: My parents are also vegan, and I like to cook with them. So I also use it then.
- wigl 7y agoSame here, but butter and ghee can also be used to make great pliable flour tortillas. I use european butter though, YMMV.
- kop316 7y agoDo you cool off the flour tortillas to prevent the butter from melting? I'm curious now!
- lonelappde 7y agoTortillas call for lard because pigs (lard and not well milkable) are native to the Americas but cows (butter and tallow) aren't.
- kop316 7y agoTrue. I may have to try out the tortillas with other fats to try it.
- yellowapple 7y agoI've used butter to make flour tortillas before. Works pretty well. I've also used Crisco, on that note. Works not-quite-as-well, but still better than expected.
- pkroll 7y agoLard is also good for frying potatoes, though no where near the tastiest (beef fat used to be used for McD's fries, duck fat is amazing... probably goose fat though I've never actually had that one).