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Buttermilk Pie Crust

completelydelicious.com · 2020 · 10 servings

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More water than 87% of recipes and more fat than 84%.

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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 87% of recipes: 41% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • More fat than 84% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Fat: 75%, 85th percentileWater: 41%, 88th percentileSalt: 2%, 85th percentileSugar: 4.2%, 73rd percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ((300 grams))300 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (, optional)≈ 13 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (, cold and cut into cubes (226 grams))226 g
  • ½ cup cold buttermilk ((120 ml))≈ 122 g

flour 300 gbatter 667 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.

  • Fat75% · 85th percentile
  • Water41% · 88th percentile
  • Salt2% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar4.2% · 73rd percentile

Oven

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

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