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Thanksgiving Baking by Weight
Weigh your pie crusts, rolls and stuffing once and Thanksgiving baking gets calm: a double crust is 300 g flour and 226 g butter.
Pie crust weights
Single crust (one 9-inch pie)
| 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour | 150 g |
| 1/2 tsp table salt | 3 g |
| 1/2 cup unsalted butter | 113 g |
| 1/4 cup ice water | 57 g |
Double crust (top and bottom)
| 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour | 300 g |
| 1 tsp table salt | 6 g |
| 1 cup unsalted butter | 226 g |
| 1/2 cup ice water | 114 g |
Keep the butter cold and weigh the water too; it's the easiest way to repeat a crust you liked.
The Thanksgiving bake list, in grams
| Recipe | Makes | Biggest weights |
|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Pie | One 9-inch pie (8 servings) | 15 oz pumpkin puree = 425 g 1 1/2 cups heavy cream = 340 g 3/4 cup packed brown sugar = 160 g |
| Classic Apple Pie | One 9-inch pie (8 servings) | 3 lb tart apples = 1361 g 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour = 300 g 1 cup unsalted butter = 226 g |
| Pecan Pie | One 9-inch pie (8 servings) | 3/4 cup packed brown sugar = 160 g 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour = 150 g 1/2 cup unsalted butter = 113 g |
| Soft Dinner Rolls | 15 rolls | 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour = 420 g 1 cup warm milk = 227 g 1/4 cup unsalted butter = 56 g |
| Classic Bread Stuffing | 10–12 servings | 1 lb day-old bread = 454 g 1/2 cup unsalted butter = 113 g 1 tsp table salt = 6 g |
| Sweet Potato Casserole | 8–10 servings | 3 lb sweet potatoes = 1361 g 1/2 cup milk = 114 g 1/2 cup packed brown sugar = 106 g |
| Pumpkin Bread | 1 loaf (10 slices) | 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour = 210 g 1 cup granulated sugar = 198 g 1/2 cup packed brown sugar = 106 g |
Cranberry sauce by weight
A standard US bag of fresh cranberries is 12 oz, which is 340 g. Weigh the berries and your sugar and the sauce comes out the same every year. Use the unit converter for any recipe that lists cups.
Make-ahead timeline
- Up to a month ahead: make pie dough, wrap it well and freeze. Weigh and label each disc.
- 2–3 days ahead: thaw dough in the fridge; bake pumpkin bread; cube and dry bread for stuffing.
- 1 day ahead: bake pumpkin and pecan pies; shape dinner rolls and refrigerate them overnight, covered.
- Thanksgiving morning: bake the apple pie; let the rolls come to room temperature and rise.
- While the turkey rests: bake the stuffing and the rolls.
Cook stuffing to 165 °F (74 °C), per USDA safe temperatures.
Weights come from the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart and USDA FoodData Central, as used across Baking Weights.