Loaf Pan Dough Weight Calculator
Dough for a loaf should fill the pan without spilling over once it rises. Enter the size of your pan and how much of it you want the dough to fill, and this gives the weight to use.
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How it works
Multiply the pan's volume by the share you want the dough to fill to get the volume of dough. Dough is treated as about as heavy as water, so one liter weighs about one kilogram.
The fill share is a starting point. Recipes differ in how much they rise, and sticky doughs spread out, so check your own recipe's notes before you bake.
Worked example
A 2 qt pan filled 50% with dough needs about 33 oz of dough.
Questions
How full should a loaf pan be?
Many bakers fill a pan about halfway before the second rise. Follow your recipe when it gives a different figure.
Why is the dough weight an estimate?
Some doughs are denser than water and some are lighter. Weighing your own batch is the only exact check.
What if I have too much dough?
Bake the extra in a small pan or shape it into rolls. A pan that overflows will bake unevenly.
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