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Pâte brisée aux algues

Original in French

Le popoteur · chefsimon.com · 2025 · 6 personnes

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Less water than 78% 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 water than 78% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
Fat: 50%, 20th percentileWater: 20%, 19th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 39th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 250 g de farine T45250 g
  • 125 g de beurre doux bien froid125 g
  • 1 jaune d'œuf≈ 18 g
  • 50 g d'eau glacée50 g
  • 3 g de sel fin3 g
  • 3 g de paillettes d'algues3 g

flour 250 gbatter 449 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.

  • Fat50% · 20th percentile
  • Water20% · 19th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

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

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