My pie crust ball will not ball. It's a sad pile of flour with waxy bits in it. Then I logged on to this forum to see if help can be found here, and found this thread on Trex, which I understand is a UK equivalent of either Crisco or Kremelta not sure.
Anyway, wanted to warn any unsuspecting bakers Couldn't find it in NZ. Kremelta, Called Copha in Australia is indeed mostly coconut fat. Probably not good for pie crusts, but does a lot of other things well!! Controlling your LDL cholesterol level is the best-known way of lessening your risk of coronary heart disease, so eating fewer of the foods that contain large amounts of saturated fat is an important way to do this. Although they are unsaturated, when food manufacturers 'hygrogenate' them to make them firm, they become more like saturated fats in their effects on blood cholesterol.
Not only do they increase our levels of bad LDL cholesterol, but they also decrease our levels of good HDL cholesterol. Mostly these fats come from manufactured foods, like some margarines and peanut butters, biscuits, crackers, cakes and potato chips. Healthy salads collection. Easy desserts. Artichoke recipes. Quick and easy pickles.
Vegan recipe collection. Taco collection. Easy light lunches collection. Recipe collection: cooking with southeast Asian herbs. Sign In. View Cart. Quick Find:. What is Copha? Given hydrogenated fats have fallen out of favor due to their ability to adversely affect triglyceride levels you should review our list of substitutes to find a suitable alternative.
Substitute for Copha For general substitutions for Copha you can use one of the following alternatives: For baked goods you can substitute another vegetable shortening such as Crisco. Lard is no long considered to be a health outcast.
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