Pumpkin Pie Question

tabbie's picture
Submitted by tabbie on Wed, 12/13/2006 - 4:10pm.

I am going to be baking for Christmas dinner. Among other things, I will be making 2 pumpkin pies. I usually bake one pie at a time. If I put both in the oven at the same time, does it take the same amount of baking time? Would it be better to just bake one at a time? I have room for 2 pies on the same rack or I can use 2 racks.


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Lynn's picture

Add a little time

Submitted by Lynn on Wed, 12/13/2006 - 4:28pm.

More stuff in the oven means a little more time for everything.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

Shaun's picture

My experience

Submitted by Shaun on Wed, 12/13/2006 - 9:15pm.

Maybe it's my recipe, but when I do 2 pies at a time it takes much much longer. As long as you cover the crust with foil at a certain point to avoid overbrowning, that doesn't matter. Just be sure you allow yourself extra time -- I've stayed up very late and had to wait on other cooking because I didn't plan on the extra time!

I set mine side by side.

Shaun
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Anhata's picture

together's fine

Submitted by Anhata on Sun, 12/17/2006 - 8:54pm.

though it will take longer because you've essentially doubled the recipe, it's more time and energy efficient to bake them together for 20-30 minutes longer that usual than to bake them seperately. My mom always baked two pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas, one pumpkin and one pecan pie and always cooked them together, no problem.

Have you ever doubled the recipe for something, like brownies, and found that it took 20+ minutes longer to cook? Same priciple working here. More volume takes longer to heat up to the right temp.

Anhata
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