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All Butter Flaky Pie Crust

Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey · modernhoney.com · 2016 · 16

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.

  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.9% 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: 73%, 74th percentileWater: 25%, 31st percentileSalt: 1.9%, 75th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup Cold Butter ((2 sticks, sliced into small pieces))≈ 227 g
  • 2 1/2 cups Flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 teaspoon Salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup Ice Cold Water ((or Buttermilk or Milk/Vinegar Mixture))≈ 89 g
  • 1 teaspoon Vinegar≈ 4.9 g
  • 1/2 cup Cold Butter ((1 stick, sliced into small pieces))≈ 114 g
  • 1 1/4 cups Flour≈ 156 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 Tablespoons - 1/4 cup Ice Cold Water ((or Buttermilk or Milk/Vinegar Mixture))≈ 30 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vinegar≈ 2.5 g

flour 469 gbatter 944 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
  • Water25% · 31st percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 390°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 20 minutes

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