Beef suet for pastry? Anyone done it? Because I want to make these pies!

[GoneOffShore]

I can get lots of duck legs, wild boar, kidneys of various sorts. The dry aged short ribs are the only problem.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. My grandmother made pie crust with either beef fat or lard.

Makes the flakes crust.

[spinbaby]

3. Lard would be easier to get hold of

I’ve never seen suet for sale that wasn’t meant for birds.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. You can get it from a butcher.

[spinbaby]

7. Yes, but make sure it's a good butcher

I would not trust your average grocery-store meat department to be able to provide suet that’s suitable for human consumption.

[pansypoo53219]

5. i do lard. but flashbacks of bad meat pie a kid. nope.

but lazy. make just butter tarts. cherry/cranberry my tart now.

[catbyte]

6. My family recipe for pasties calls for suet. Makes the crust strong enough to hold the

filling yet very flaky.

[spinbaby]

8. Is it a hot-water crust?

The British baking show on Netflix had a hot-water crust episode.

[GoneOffShore]

9. Haven't watched that show. I'll check it out.

I'm working on Bill Buford's butter crust right now.