Recipes with water

Pumpkin praline pie hides a buttery pecan-praline layer beneath spiced pumpkin filling in a hot-water pastry crust. A Southern Thanksgiving pie that outshines the standard version.

Asparagus au gratin with Swiss cheese, buttery bread crumbs, and dry mustard. Blanched crisp-tender then baked golden in 20 minutes total. A quick, elegant side.

A great all-butter flaky pie dough that comes together by hand or in a food processor. Cold butter, the minimum water, and a good chill are the keys to a tender, shatteringly flaky crust.

New Mexico chili soup with browned ground beef, onions, tomatoes, fresh roasted green chiles, and warm cumin. A long-simmered Southwestern bowl that gets better the longer it cooks.

Pineapple cream pie with a buttery oil-pastry crust and a no-cook filling whipped from butter, powdered sugar, eggs, and crushed pineapple. A creamy, frothy retro chiller from the icebox era.

Bread machine whole wheat peanut sesame bread enriched with a quarter cup of peanut butter and two tablespoons of toasted sesame seeds. A nutty, protein-rich sandwich loaf made on the whole wheat cycle.

Easy to pack and perfect as crudités for that favorite dip, the crunchy texture and sweet taste of carrots is popular among both adults and children. Although they are shipped around the country from California throughout the year, locally grown carrots are in season in the summer and fall when they are the freshest and most flavorful.

Classic French gougères with Gruyère cheese baked into airy pâte à choux. Savory cheese puffs that deliver crisp, golden shells with tender, eggy interiors for cocktail parties and appetizer spreads.

A delicate sponge cake rolled around a silky white wine custard filling, served with warm strawberry currant sauce. A vintage jelly roll dessert that pairs dry white wine with sweet berries.

Spicy cranberry relish sweetened with honey and simmered with a whole chopped orange, ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. A warmly spiced, refined-sugar-free relish for Thanksgiving turkey and beyond.

Salted peanut bread machine loaf with dry roasted peanuts, whole wheat flour, and butter. A sweet-salty yeast bread with crunchy peanut pieces in every slice.

Roasted winter squash with apples and cranberries, a simple fall technique that tenderizes squash flesh and tart fruit in one covered pan. Easy Thanksgiving side or weeknight vegetarian main.

Try something new for dessert with this scrumptious treat made with dates, walnuts and chocolate chips.

Homemade low-calorie cranberry concentrate with lemon, simmered and strained into a tart syrup. Refrigerate or freeze in cubes for instant cranberry drinks all season long.

Grandma's chocolate layer cake: a classic two-layer butter cake with melted chocolate and a tender crumb. An old-fashioned scratch cake for birthdays and celebrations.

Simple walnut raisin cake with brown sugar and warm spices, simmered then baked low and slow for moist tender squares ready in an hour.