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Flaky All-Butter Pie Crust

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2021 · 2 pie crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

No sugar, unlike 51% 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.

  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Fat: 69%, 61st percentileWater: 27%, 36th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 65th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 2 1/2 cups (325g) all-purpose flour, divided325 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (224g) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes224 g
  • 1/4-1/2 cup ice water≈ 89 g

flour 325 gbatter 644 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.

  • Fat69% · 61st percentile
  • Water27% · 36th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 65th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 390°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 20 minutes

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