spices is an American spice blend commonly used as an ingredient in pumpkin pie. The pumpkin pie spice is similar to the British and Commonwealth mixed spice.A recipe for this combination includes:
- 18 parts ground cinnamon
- 4 parts ground nutmeg
- 4 parts ground ginger
- 3 parts ground cloves
- 3 parts ground allspice
A « Pompkin » recipe calling for a similar spice mix (mace, nutmeg and ginger) can be found as far back as 1796 in the first known published American cookbook
Pompkin
No. 1. One quart stewed and strained, 3 pints cream, 9 beaten eggs, sugar, mace, nutmeg and ginger, laid into paste No. 7 or 3, and with a dough spur, cross and chequer it, and baked in dishes three quarters of an hour.
No. 2. One quart of milk, 1 pint pompkin, 4 eggs, molasses, allspice and ginger in a crust, bake 1 hour.
Ingrédients
CLASSIC PUMPKIN PIE SPICE :
- 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
EVERYTHING-BUT-THE-KITCHEN-SINK PUMPKIN PIE SPICE :
- 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground fennel
- 3/4 teaspoon ground star anise
Easy Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
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