The Best Brand Of Canned Pumpkin Filling For Pie, According To Bakers
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There's really only one brand the pros recommend across the board. Can you guess what it is?
It might be the only time of year you head down this particular grocery store aisle, but here you are in November, facing down a daunting display of canned pumpkin in all its many incarnations. Sure, you said you’d make the pumpkin pie for this year’s Thanksgiving gathering, but you forgot about this part, where you have to decode the difference between “pumpkin pie mix” and “100% pure pumpkin,” then decide which brand to choose and — hoo boy, it’s enough to make you want to buy a supermarket pie, put it in your own pan and walk away quickly from the dessert table, claiming innocence.
Step away from that frozen pie aisle and don’t despair. We talked to the professionals — bakers and chefs who turn out thousands of pies all year long. They have very strong opinions about which sort of product and brand you should use for the best possible pumpkin pie, so let’s get to it.