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Nancy's Frozen Pie Crust

I used to buy this brand - all butter crust - and can't find it recently. Used to find it ocasionally in Safeway, usually in Tower Mkt and sometimes other high end groceries. Anyone have any leads on where to find it. I'm in North Bay or Santa Rosa/Sonoma would be best but I'll go to somewhere in the city if I can stock up on it. Pls don't tell me it's easy to make my own. I know it is and do sometimes but this has been a real boon at times. If you have a substitute all butter brand pls let me know. i found one french one but it's $14 for two in my local market. Nancy's were about $3 for one

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  1. I checked with the manager of my local Mollie Stone market this morning. For some reason his supplier has been unable to get Nancy's Frozen Pie Crusts and he doesn't know why.

    1. Cooks Illustrated feels the all butter crust under the Whole Foods label is acceptable....

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      1. re: ChowFun_derek

        Have you tried the Whole Foods crust? Is it in all of their locations?

        1. re: Glencora

          I haaven't...but Cooks Illus. says it will do out of necessity...

      2. Here's a link to the company that makes (or used to??) those pie crusts. Maybe you could write them a note and ask whether they are still selling that product and where you might get it.

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        1. re: Atomica

          The only pie crust on Nancy's Web site is not all-butter, it also contains canola oil and partially-hydrogenated soybean oil.


          1. re: Robert Lauriston

            It says "Made With Real Butter" on the package, which I think is sneaky (bordering on dishonest) and just points out the importance of reading the ingredients.

        2. Anyone tried the Trader Joe's pie crusts? Are they any good? I notice them in the refrigerator section but haven't tried them and haven't read the ingredients either.

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          1. re: Laura2

            I've tried them, but I prefer the Pillsbury ones.

            1. re: Laura2

              I made a chicken potpie using the TJ's crusts and it was a thing of beauty.

            2. Thanks for the nancy url - consumer beware I hadn't realized there were partyly hydrogenated oils in this. I'll ask Whole Foods about theirs. I didn't see one in my local whole foods apart from a french puff pastry at about $20 for two !
              I tried another whole foods one which was so so. I've tried Traders Joes also. It's ok, whole food one is better but neither have that sinful butter flavor of Nancy's . Have to saw i'm a little less enamored of it knowing it's not real all butter