General Chat

Used to use Trex, and Cookeen, but now have to use Flora, as OH has high cholesterol.

Mo

In the days when I made, and even ate pastry, the formula was 1/2 fat to flour, eg 8oz Plain Flour, to 4oz of fat made up of 2oz Trex and 2oz of either block Echo or block Stork. However, as I can't eat it now, but OH likes it, and it is Meat and Potato Pie for tonight, I just buy the slabs of Saxby's ready made. First to amit it is not quite the same, but he doesn't mind. I just eat the filling, but no pastry.
Did notice the other week that amongst the flours at Morrisons, they had the Be-ro Cake book. Must have a look this week.
Keep on baking
Julia in Derbyshire

Eclairs mmmmm

I cheat with pastry....I use the ready made stuff

x

And don't be afraid of making eclairs - it is only choux pastry after all, with a bit of cream and a chocolate topping.

Maz what are you making?

How about a lovely apple pie mmmmmm

My nan and my mum used Trex or Cookeen

x

bought some in Tesco this morning - pastry, here I come lol
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lol Ugs, can't see you making pastry somehow!!

I'm usually lucky if my threads get 3 replies, so am amazed at the response to this one!!

thanks again everyone :-)

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yeh
mam used to buy it

and nan did i think

Trex, Uggers, Trex ... :-)

What?

You can still buy Trex from the supermarkets - it's in the fridge with butter marg etc.

Actually, I haven't made pastry for quite a long time, but I think the last time I used half Trex and half something else, can't remember what though. Sometimes I've used Cookeen, too; oh, and Echo.

I think I must have got rid of my Mum's Trex book, can't find it, but do have Be-Ro Home Recipes book ... :-)

Oh, just found a book - Trex Treasury of Taste; inside the front cover is "The new 48 page full colour Trex Treasury of Taste cookery book features traditional regional recipes using Trex Pure Vegetable Fat ..........'.
No date inside, and looks hardly used. Perhaps I should start using it ... :-)

eclairs are easy just need lots of elbow grease ..you can make savoury or sweet ones

lol Joy, I might just do that!

I'm defnitely going to get some now! Just looked again and the recipe was actually for chocolate eclairs, but I'm not brave enough to attempt those!

thanks again girls :-))

Maz. XX

lo colin i thought it was T REX lol marc bolan ,sorry ladies to upset the food theme
i use trex too

Maz, after hallowe'en, you could use the pumpkin and Trex to make pumpkin pie.

I think its pure vegetable fat.
I too remember it, did not realise it was still around.
Tina x

There you, see Jac and me - excellent pastry ... :-)

Have just googled Trex, and several sites have the question where can I buy Trex? including
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=644703

it is white like lard. Didn't know you could still get it Jac.

Ann
Glos

I still use Trex. It is a white vegetable fat and it creams fairly easily. It makes pastry and you can fry in it.Good stuff.