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Pie Crust Recipe

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2026 · 2 pie crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More salt than 88% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical crust: the median of 179 pie crust recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • Water in the middle half of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
Fat: 65%, 51st percentileWater: 34%, 65th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 89th percentileSugar: 2.4%, 54th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 1/2 cups [350g] all-purpose flour350 g
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons fine salt≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup [2 sticks] cold unsalted butter, preferably Irish-style (like Kerrygold or other), cut into 1/2 tablespoon-sized pieces≈ 227 g
  • 8 tablespoons ice-cold water≈ 118 g

flour 350 gbatter 712 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 179 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Fat65% · 51st percentile
  • Water34% · 65th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 89th percentile
  • Sugar2.4% · 54th percentile

Oven

Temperature
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median 390°F
Time
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median 20 minutes

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