Perfect Pie Crust Recipe
Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2017 · 16 (2 pie crusts)
Against 179 pie crust recipes
Close to the middle of 179 pie crust recipes on every ingredient.
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%.
- Fat in the middle half of recipes: 55% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 65%.
Ingredients (8)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ((320g))320 g
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar≈ 4.2 g
- 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cut into 1/2-inch pieces (4-ounces or 113g))113 g
- ⅓ cup solid shortening ((63g) like Crisco)63 g
- 6-7 tablespoons ice water≈ 96 g
- 1 large egg (whisked with 1 tablespoon water (for egg wash))≈ 50 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar ( for topping if desired on double crust pie)≈ 13 g
flour 320 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.
- Fat55% · 39th percentile · median 65%
- Water30% · 53rd percentile · median 30%
- Salt1.9% · 75th percentile · median 1.4%
- Sugar1.3% · 51st percentile · median 1.3%
Oven
- Temperature
- 375°F / 190°C
- median 390°F
- Time
- 20 minutes
- median 20 minutes
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