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Homemade Pie Crust

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2020 · 2 crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Less water than 75% of recipes.

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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 75% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Fat: 62%, 46th percentileWater: 24%, 24th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 39th percentileSugar: 2.5%, 55th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour500 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt≈ 6 g
  • 1½ cups (307.5g) shortening, (cubed*)308 g
  • 1 large egg, (beaten)≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar≈ 15 g
  • ½ cup (118 g) water118 g

flour 500 gbatter 1009 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.

  • Fat62% · 46th percentile
  • Water24% · 24th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar2.5% · 55th percentile

Oven

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

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