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Homemade Butter Pie Crust (Double Crusted Pie)

joyfoodsunshine.com · 2018 · 12 Servings

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More sugar than 87% 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.

  • More sugar than 87% of recipes: 8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about 6 times as much.
  • 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: 8%, 90th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 Tablespoons white sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 cup salted butter ((cold, cut into 1 inch pieces))≈ 227 g
  • ½ cup ice cold water≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 Tablespoon heavy cream≈ 15 g

flour 313 gbatter 689 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
  • Sugar8% · 90th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 390°F
Time
15 minutes
median 20 minutes

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