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How to Make A Sensational Savory Pie Crust Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2019 · 10 people

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Less salt than 88% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 51%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less salt than 88% of recipes: 0.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, under a third as much.
  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
Fat: 63%, 49th percentileWater: 33%, 62nd percentileSalt: 0.4%, 9th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 oz/355g) all-purpose flour355 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup (8oz/225g) butter, chilled and diced225 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup (4floz/115ml) water cold, roughly≈ 119 g

flour 355 gbatter 750 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.

  • Fat63% · 49th percentile
  • Water33% · 62nd percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 9th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 390°F
Time
40 minutes
median 20 minutes

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