| I love pumpkin pie, but it has to be baked correctly. At the dinner we attended this year, the pumpkin filling was barely baked, so it felt raw and disgusting. Well-baked filling is much airier. |
FWIW, another approach to this combo is to line the edge of your pumpkin pie (after baking) with pecan halves and then use a few more to make a flower in the center. |
I would definitely try it, but I have never been impressed with a pumpkin pie. I take one bite and consider myself good until next year when I will take another obligatory bite to see if I was wrong all the other years. It's just never that good, compared to other pies or desserts available, in my humble opinion. |
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I have one pumpkin pie I like (Silver Palate recipe) which counters my objection to texture (dense) by mixing cream with the pumpkin and to taste (bland/squashy) by adding cardamom to the spice mix. I’m also the PP that puts pecans on top of the pie.
Not sure why I looked for a way to like pumpkin pie (after avoiding it for 20 years)…. Must have been a combination of being the host rather than the guest and liking pumpkin muffins. |
| I love pumpkin pie! Made ours this year from minimalist baker recipe. It wasn’t a popular dessert at our thanksgiving so I’ve been devouring it all my myself over the weekend. Oh well! |
Me too. I’m happy it’s the most popular pie with all our guests so I can have more of the apple and cranberry walnut ones. |