fall baking – MunchieCooking

Pie filling and pumpkin puree are not the same can

Canned pumpkin vs pumpkin pie filling: one is plain squash and the other is already sweetened and spiced. What the swap does to a recipe, and how to fix it.

A soggy crisp topping is a moisture problem, not a recipe problem

A baked fruit crisp in a square dish with a browned oat crumb topping

A crunchy apple crisp topping fails on moisture, not ingredients: the depth ratio against the fruit, the cold butter cut, and the last fifteen minutes.

One bowl, one square pan, no mixer

A square slice of apple cake on a plate with chunks of fruit in the crumb

An easy apple cake mixed with a fork in one bowl: no creaming step, three cups of apple before the middle goes wet, and a crumb that peaks on day two.