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All Butter Pie Crust Recipe

maureenabood.com · 2026 · 2 pie crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More water than 92% of recipes and more fat than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • More water than 92% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • More fat than 89% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
Fat: 81%, 90th percentileWater: 45%, 93rd percentileSalt: 2.1%, 89th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 8 oz 1 cup or 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch cubes and chilled227 g
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (chilled)≈ 281 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or vodka≈ 8 g
  • 8 to 9 tablespoons ice water≈ 126 g

flour 281 gbatter 648 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.

  • Fat81% · 90th percentile
  • Water45% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 89th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 390°F
Time
40 minutes
median 20 minutes

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