Once you master how to effectively combine fat, flour, salt, and water into a cohesive dough, you can make a whole array of pies - including your basic fruit-filled ones, as well as savory chicken pot pies and quiches.
Bacon grease, which is solid at room temperature (so long as it's cool) will not only add a porky flavor to your pie crust, but it will help it come together with those incredible flaky layers you're craving.
The first one is an American classic: apple pie. Apples and bacon are in good company together because the subtle smoky flavor of the pie will mesh well with the floral flavor of the fruit.
If you want to take this duo a step further, you may even consider baking a single-crusted pie and layering latticed bacon on top. It tastes heavenly, especially if it's served with a cool scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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