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Easy Pie Crust Recipe

natashaskitchen.com · 2025 · 12 people (makes 2 single or 1 double crust)

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Close to the middle of 179 pie crust recipes on every ingredient.

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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% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Fat: 73%, 74th percentileWater: 33%, 61st percentileSalt: 1%, 26th percentileSugar: 2%, 53rd percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 lb COLD unsalted butter ((2 sticks) diced into 1/4" pieces)227 g
  • 7 Tbsp ice water ((7 to 8 Tbsp))≈ 104 g

flour 313 gbatter 652 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
  • Water33% · 61st percentile
  • Salt1% · 26th percentile
  • Sugar2% · 53rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 390°F
Time
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median 20 minutes

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