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Baked Pie Crust

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2004 · 8

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More water than 91% of recipes and more salt than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More water than 91% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
Fat: 51%, 32nd percentileWater: 45%, 92nd percentileSalt: 2.3%, 91st percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour≈ 133 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/3 cup shortening≈ 68 g
  • 3 to 5 tablespoons ice-cold water≈ 59 g

flour 133 gbatter 263 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.

  • Fat51% · 32nd percentile
  • Water45% · 92nd percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 91st percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
475°F / 245°C
median 390°F
Time
8 to 10 minutes
median 20 minutes

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