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Best Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

thefirstyearblog.com · 2023 · 2 pie crusts

Against 179 pie crust recipes

More salt than 82% of recipes and more water than 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • More water than 80% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 30%.
Fat: 70%, 65th percentileWater: 40%, 82nd percentileSalt: 2%, 85th percentileSugar: 4.2%, 73rd percentileFatWaterSaltSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar≈ 13 g
  • 6 Tbsp (86g) cold unsalted butter86 g
  • 2/3 cup (123g) vegetable shortening (chilled)123 g
  • 1/2 cup (118ml) ice cold water (I typically only use 4-5 tablespoons)≈ 119 g

flour 300 gbatter 646 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.

  • Fat70% · 65th percentile
  • Water40% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt2% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar4.2% · 73rd percentile

Oven

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

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