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houseofnasheats.com · 2019 · 12 servings

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More fat than 87% of recipes and more sugar than 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • More sugar than 82% of recipes: 7.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about 5.5 times as much.
Fat: 77%, 87th percentileWater: 29%, 47th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 61st percentileSugar: 7.1%, 82nd percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 1/2 cups (353g) unbleached all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled + extra for the work surface)353 g
  • 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 12 Tablespoons salted butter (cut into 1/4-inch pieces and chilled)≈ 170 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (chilled)≈ 103 g
  • 6-8 Tablespoons ice water≈ 104 g

flour 353 gbatter 761 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.

  • Fat77% · 87th percentile
  • Water29% · 47th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar7.1% · 82nd percentile

Oven

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

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