Pork Leaf Fat

Discover the secret to old-fashioned, flaky pie crusts and tender homemade biscuits! Leaf fat is the soft fat found around a pig's kidneys and is the premium choice for rendering lard, especially for baking.

When gently rendered, leaf fat produces a smooth, mild-flavored lard that's perfect for pastries, biscuits, pie crusts, and other homemade favorites.

Unlike Crisco, which is manufactured from refined vegetable oils, homemade leaf lard is a single-ingredient cooking fat. It naturally contains monounsaturated fats, including oleic acid—the same type of fat found in olive oil—along with saturated fats.

For families interested in traditional cooking and fewer processed ingredients, rendering your own leaf lard is a fantastic way to bring an old-fashioned kitchen staple back into everyday use.