HiTech RedNeck wrote:
HiTech RedNeck wrote: “What most of us think of as “pumpkin” is actually the traditional pie spices, and it’s really easy (and cheap) to overdo the spices or get them out of balance. I have made “pumpkin” pie out of carrots and people could not tell the difference.”
Since I would not be able to tell the difference, I wouldn’t like the carrot version either would I? It’s not the spice that turns me off. It actually smells rather nice. I do not care for the texture or the flavor. Simply a waste of a good pie crust.
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What most of us think of as “pumpkin” is actually the traditional pie spices, and it’s really easy (and cheap) to overdo the spices or get them out of balance. I have made “pumpkin” pie out of carrots and people could not tell the difference.
Pumpkin pie filling can be rather grainy and sometimes even stringy, depending upon the skill of the person who baked it. Sweet potato pie has a very similar flavor but the texture is entirely different, smooth and creamy. But, the skill of the baker comes into play there, too. It's easy to ruin a sweet potato pie by getting the filling too thick.