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Extra-Flaky Piecrusts

countryliving.com · 2021 · 2 serving(s)

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How it compares

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

  • Water in the middle half of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Fat: 73%, 74th percentileWater: 38%, 76th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 75th percentileSugar: 4%, 67th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled≈ 313 g
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tsp. fine sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 c. ice-cold water≈ 119 g
  • 1 tbsp. cider vinegar≈ 15 g
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces≈ 227 g

flour 313 gbatter 696 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.

  • Fat73% · 74th percentile
  • Water38% · 76th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar4% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 390°F
Time
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median 20 minutes

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