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All-Butter Pie Crust From Scratch

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2017 · 2

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Close to the middle of 179 pie crust recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
Fat: 73%, 74th percentileWater: 28%, 43rd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 49th percentileSugar: 4%, 67th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, grated on a box grater≈ 227 g
  • 6 tablespoons cold water plus 2 to 3 tablespoons more if your dough is dry≈ 89 g

flour 313 gbatter 645 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
  • Water28% · 43rd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 49th percentile
  • Sugar4% · 67th percentile

Oven

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

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