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preppykitchen.com · 2019 · 2 (9-inch) pie crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Less water than 78% 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.

  • Less water than 78% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 3.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
Fat: 63%, 47th percentileWater: 21%, 22nd percentileSalt: 1.7%, 61st percentileSugar: 3.5%, 62nd percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (divided (360g))360 g
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup cold unsalted butter (cut into cubes (227g))227 g
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water ((60-90ml))≈ 74 g

flour 360 gbatter 680 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.

  • Fat63% · 47th percentile
  • Water21% · 22nd percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar3.5% · 62nd percentile

Oven

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

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