A pumpkin halved and roasting at 400 \u00b0F fills the whole place. And you have not done a thing yet. Fifteen minutes of actual work, the oven handles the rest, and what comes out is sweet and roasted instead of flat and watery. The first time I ate a spoonful of it plain, I understood why people bother making their own. Then you put it in a pie or a loaf, and we will talk again.<\/p>\n
This is where it all happens and almost nobody explains it. Canned pumpkin is made from Dickinson, an oblong tan-skinned variety grown specifically for canning: dense flesh, very little water, consistent from can to can. The round orange one on your porch is grown to be carved. Your homemade puree comes out of the oven loaded with water. Two completely different textures. That is why homemade pies turn out loose and people blame the recipe. It is not the recipe. It is the water. Draining is not an optional footnote, it is the price of admission.<\/p>\n
Here is the number you actually want before you buy: roughly **one cup of puree per pound of raw pumpkin**. A small pumpkin around 2.2 lb (1 kg) gives you 2 cups. That is enough for one loaf or one batch of muffins. For two pies, double it. This is the thing I wanted to know the first time and could not find anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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