masala chai pumpkin pie
I made two pumpkin pies for Canadian Thanksgiving, so I experimented with the spice profile with one, while doing a traditional spice profile for the other.
I arbitrarily chose a masala chai recipe off the internet and steeped the milk/cream portion from the recipe, tasted and added more cardamom. I used whole spices, smashed somewhat in the mortar and pestle, so I strained the cream before mixing with the rest of the pie ingredients. I also used white sugar, figuring the flavour of brown didn't quite match (and also because I wanted a more orange pie.)
People either couldn't tell the difference between the two pies (myself included,) or thought it was the Best Idea Ever!
I could tell when I burped, though. Cardamom burps are so lovely!
I arbitrarily chose a masala chai recipe off the internet and steeped the milk/cream portion from the recipe, tasted and added more cardamom. I used whole spices, smashed somewhat in the mortar and pestle, so I strained the cream before mixing with the rest of the pie ingredients. I also used white sugar, figuring the flavour of brown didn't quite match (and also because I wanted a more orange pie.)
People either couldn't tell the difference between the two pies (myself included,) or thought it was the Best Idea Ever!
I could tell when I burped, though. Cardamom burps are so lovely!