5 Fall Baking Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
1. “Pumpkin spice” doesn’t actually need pumpkin.
The famous flavor comes mainly from a blend of warm spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Pumpkin is a separate ingredient!
2. A big part of “flavor” actually comes from aroma.
This is especially important in baking. When cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate and spices are heated, their aromas become a huge part of how we experience the finished dessert.
3. There’s a reason apples are everywhere in fall baking.
Fall is peak harvest season for many apple varieties in the U.S., which helped make apple pies, crisps, cakes and other baked desserts part of the season’s tradition.
4. Thanksgiving is a HUGE pie occasion.
Pumpkin, pecan, apple and sweet potato pies become seasonal stars — which means fall is the time for bakers to start thinking ahead about ingredients, packaging and production.
5. You don’t always need a new recipe to create a seasonal product.
Sometimes a different filling, spice, topping or decoration can turn one of your regular best sellers into a fall special.
1. “Pumpkin spice” doesn’t actually need pumpkin.
The famous flavor comes mainly from a blend of warm spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Pumpkin is a separate ingredient!
2. A big part of “flavor” actually comes from aroma.
This is especially important in baking. When cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate and spices are heated, their aromas become a huge part of how we experience the finished dessert.
3. There’s a reason apples are everywhere in fall baking.
Fall is peak harvest season for many apple varieties in the U.S., which helped make apple pies, crisps, cakes and other baked desserts part of the season’s tradition.
4. Thanksgiving is a HUGE pie occasion.
Pumpkin, pecan, apple and sweet potato pies become seasonal stars — which means fall is the time for bakers to start thinking ahead about ingredients, packaging and production.
5. You don’t always need a new recipe to create a seasonal product.
Sometimes a different filling, spice, topping or decoration can turn one of your regular best sellers into a fall special.
