clarified butter (ghee) butter substitute
in pie crust.

Clarified Butter (Ghee) Butter creates the flaky layers that make pie crust shatter with each bite. Any replacement must stay cold and solid to create flaky layers in pie crust.

top substitutes

01

Butter

7.5best for pie crust
1 tbsp : 1 tbsp

Use 1:1; regular butter has milk solids that brown and may burn at high heat, lower smoke point

02

Vegetable Oil

5.0
1 tbsp : 1 tbsp

Use 1:1 for frying; neutral flavor replaces ghee's nuttiness, works at similar high temperatures

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