Claire Saffitz Cooks Her Ideal Thanksgiving Start to Finish | NYT Cooking

If you’ve ever wondered what Claire Saffitz’s Thanksgiving dinner looks like, this video is for you.

Claire’s here to cook her ideal holiday dinner from start to finish. There are fluffy mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce, caramelized brussels sprouts with lemon and an easy turkey recipe that keeps things simple using her foolproof methods, along with broth and gravy. And because no Thanksgiving is complete without dessert, Claire also shows us how to make her five new pie recipes: pecan slab pie, a cranberry cheesecake tart, a caramelized apple pie, a pumpkin pie with pepitas and a creamy lemon pie with honey and ginger. Make one or make them all. Happy eating!

00:00 - 1:11: Intro
1:12 - 2:07: The menu
2:08 - 6:33: Make the pie dough
6:34 - 9:23: Start the stock
9:24 - 14:04: Caramelized apple pie filling
14:05 - 17:10: Simmer and skim the stock
17:11 - 19:07: Brine the turkey
19:08 - 26:07: Parbake the pumpkin pie crust
26:08 - 29:43: Prepare the pecan slab pie
29:44 - 35:19: Fill and bake the pumpkin pie
35:20 - 37:06: Make the cranberry sauce
37:07 - 40:43: Assemble the pecan slab pie
40:44 - 42:54: Finish the stock and cranberry sauce
42:55 - 46:28: Assemble the caramelized apple pie
46:29 - 55:34: Prep the stuffing
55:35 - 57:41: Prep the brussels sprouts
57:42 - 1:02:27: Make the gravy
1:02:28 - 1:04:50: Make the glazed shallots
1:04:51 - 1:05:38: Cook the turkey
1:05:39 - 1:11:44: Make the mashed potatoes
1:11:45 - 1:13:34: One hour warning
1:13:35 - 1:17:07: Carve the turkey
1:17:08 - End: Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner

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[CSaffitz]

Thanks so much for hanging out with me! I had a blast with you on NYT. If you're looking for more Thanksgiving goodness and recipes, hop over to my channel. Wishing you the happiest of holidays!

[Rina-nnr]

The fact that Claire agreed to film for 2 days straight and assuming all day both times AND has to cook this all over again for thanksgiving just proves her love for cooking. Her ability to make everything look so simple and easy while also educating us is so captivating. She's doing exactly what she's meant to do

[dragnzownu]

Movie length Claire Saffitz video? Incredible, amazing, Oscar-worthy

[ClarkRahman]

Claire gets better at explaining and demonstrating every video. In about 5ish years, I think she might be one of the biggest names in home baking. She is already batting 1, 000 and only gaining momentum.

[sickRae]

Claire Saffitz just casually cooking a turkey upside down on a sheet pan with no truss/twine, stuffing, or fuss is my super bowl.

[yarnexpress]

I need to get a grip. I'm 76 yrs old & stopped making Thanksgiving dinner several years ago--family lives far away. Instead I've been buy the dinner. Not bad but not great either but at least my husband & I are celebrating. Claire made me want to try & cook my own next year subbing in some family recipes. I'm going to lie down now until that urge goes away.

[daniellenear]

This will be the Thanksgiving I do this year. After losing my husband 2 and a half years ago this is the first time it fills okay to celebrate with the family. Claire’s recipes couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. 🤗

[badfaithu]

I don't celebrate Thanksgiving so the only reason I'm watching this video is because of Claire Saffitz. She is awesome so she should be a guest chef more often on this channel.

[stephennetu]

Claire is by and far the chef I would trust for a best-in-class hour and a half walkthrough of a Thanksgiving feast.

[amythinks]

Her understated charisma is truly one-of-a-kind. There is nobody like her.

[dianarizo]

I really appreciate two things:

1) The tip to use a baking sheet under my cutting board when carving turkey. Makes so much sense.
2) Validation that I don't need a potato ricer for creamy mashed potatoes. Was super close to buying one this year.

[harutran]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO 🥹 I'm sure the production team & Claire worked super hard to shoot this so once again, thank you 🤩

[chuckychuck]

As someone who lives no where near America and does not celebrate thanks giving, I am delighted to see this feast with Claire.

That pecan tart looks exceptionally good.

[AlexandraAndStuff]

It was such a pure wholesome episode, we don't even celebrate Thanksgiving in my country, but I think everyone can relate to the joy of the holiday cooking, the memories, delicious food, the prospect of a great time with your loved ones. And Claire inspired me to try this pecan dessert this Christmas. Thank you for this!

[theemibobemi]

for anyone wanting the pecan slab pie measurements (including me):

4¼ cups/454 grams pecan halves
½ cup/113 grams unsalted butter
1 ice cube
¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon/163 grams Demerara sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs, chilled
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling dough
1 recipe Flaky Pie Crust, chilled
1 large egg white, at room temperature
Unsweetened whipped cream, for serving

[chantalhamilton]

One of my favourite things is Claire picking dishes according to size need and just what she finds cute, as opposed to everything needing to be the same colour or from the same brand. It's exactly what you would do at home.

[bernaraccount]

cutting the pie dough into quarters and then stacking them and rolling that out again is genius! why have i never thought of that. her pie crust looks so flaky and amazing

[cjgroom]

Blows my mind how much she can do with so little time. Always impressed by Claire

[rebeccabrandt]

Kudos to the editing team that made this video look seamless.

[georgiasw]

THIS WAS SO WELL DONE. I have a hard time sitting through a 30 min video. Claire is concise while instructional and very easy to listen to, the editing moves at a great pace and I learned so much while enjoying it at the same time!! THANK YOU!