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Perfect Flaky Pie Crust

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2017 · 1 (9-inch) pie crust

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More fat than 96% of recipes and more sugar than 95%.

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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 96% of recipes: 89% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 13% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about 10 times as much.
  • Less salt than 81% of recipes: 0.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Fat: 89%, 97th percentileWater: 37%, 70th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 17th percentileSugar: 13%, 96th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 tablespoons shortening (frozen for 15-20 minutes or well-chilled)≈ 26 g
  • 10 tablespoons salted butter (frozen (see note))≈ 142 g
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup ice water≈ 69 g

flour 188 gbatter 451 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.

  • Fat89% · 97th percentile
  • Water37% · 70th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 17th percentile
  • Sugar13% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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