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Homemade Buttery Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2022 · 2 pie crusts (1 lb, 8 ounces dough total)

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.

  • 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: 68%, 59th percentileWater: 38%, 72nd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 75th percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 and 1/2 cups (315g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more for shaping and rolling315 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed85 g
  • 2/3 cup (130g) vegetable shortening, chilled130 g
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) ice cold water≈ 119 g

flour 315 gbatter 655 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.

  • Fat68% · 59th percentile
  • Water38% · 72nd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
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median 390°F
Time
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median 20 minutes

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