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Easy Pie Crust

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2022 · 2 crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More fat than 93% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 51%.

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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 93% of recipes: 85% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
Fat: 85%, 94th percentileWater: 27%, 33rd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 49th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2⅔ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 333 g
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 20 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (2½ sticks, cut into ¼-inch pats)≈ 284 g
  • 6 tablespoons ice water≈ 89 g
  • 1 teaspoon cold apple cider vinegar≈ 2.6 g

flour 333 gbatter 713 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.

  • Fat85% · 94th percentile
  • Water27% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 49th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

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

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