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shugarysweets.com · 2020 · 1 pie crust

Against 179 pie crust recipes

Less salt than 93% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 51%.

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How it compares

Against the typical crust: the median of 179 pie crust recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less salt than 93% of recipes: 0.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, under a third as much.
  • Water in the middle half of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
  • No sugar at all, where 51% of recipes use some (most of those 3.4 to 7.8% of the flour weight).
Fat: 68%, 58th percentileWater: 24%, 26th percentileSalt: 0.2%, 3rd percentileSugar: 0%, 24th percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter (chilled)≈ 170 g
  • 2 egg yolks≈ 36 g
  • 4 tablespoons of ice water≈ 59 g

flour 250 gbatter 516 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% · 58th percentile
  • Water24% · 26th percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 3rd percentile
  • Sugar0% · 24th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 390°F
Time
15 minutes
median 20 minutes

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