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Explore recipes from celebrity chefs, iconic Chicago restaurants, and your favorite PBS cooking shows with WTTW Food. Discover comfort food classics, restaurant-inspired dishes, seasonal meals, and unforgettable desserts from Luella’s Southern Kitchen mac and cheese to Morton’s legendary key lime pie. And cook along with trusted PBS favorites –America's Test Kitchen, Pati's Mexican Table, and Milk Street, with new recipes added every month to bring WTTW from screen to table.

Apple Pie

Julia Maish

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John Bunker's Apple Pie

Ingredients

For the crust:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 stick cold butter (1/4 lb)
4 tablespoons ice cold water

For the filling:
Around 8 good pie apples
1/3 cup cane sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

Fried Chicken Tenders with Coleslaw from 'The Great American Recipe'

Julia Maish

Try a recipe perfect for summer from a suburban Chicago contestant on PBS' The Great American Recipe.

A Recipe for the Indian Staple Flatbread Roti from 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

India offers a wealth of flatbreads, but one of the most common is roti, made from whole wheat flour. Try Anupy Singla's stovetop recipe. 

A Recipe for the Addictive Indian Street Food, Chaat, from 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

One meaning of chaat is "to lick," and this recipe for a mixture of spiced vegetables and legumes will make you want to do just that after eating it with your fingers. 

A Showstopper Vegetarian Biryani Recipe from 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

Biryani is a crown jewel of Indian cuisine, a dish that is often theatrically unveiled during a feast. Try Anupy Singla's version from Indian As Apple Pie.

A Recipe for Yellow Dal from 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

Dal, which encompasses legumes such as lentils, peas, and beans, is a category in South Asian cuisine almost as broad as curry. Try a simple, comforting one from Anupy Singla. 

A Chana Masala (Curried Chickpeas) Recipe From 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

Spices are integral to Indian cooking, whether roasted whole and added straight to a dish or in the form of a blend of various spices such as garam masala. Curried chickpeas make great use of blends.

Punjabi Chicken Curry from 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

Anupy Singla's family is from Punjab. She shares a deeply spiced stovetop chicken curry from that northern Indian state that demonstrates what "curry" actually is. 

Raita Is an Ubiquitous Indian Condiment. Try a Recipe from the New Cooking Show 'Indian As Apple Pie'

Daniel Hautzinger

The new cooking show Indian As Apple Pie aims to bring Indian food into the home cook's everyday rotation. And if you're going to eat fiery curries, raita is a necessity. 

A Dutch Baby Is a Simple and Adaptable Breakfast. Try a Recipe from Evanston's Burl

Daniel Hautzinger

The puffed pancake is the ideal base for everything from fruit to savory toppings. Try a version from farm-focused, wood-fired Burl, which just launched Sunday brunch. 

Mozie-Mazing Cookies from 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'

Julia Maish

Nana Platypus from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood shared her recipe for a special family treat. Enjoy making it with your own family!

The Chicago Cable Car Cocktail: A Rails-Inspired Twist on a Classic Recipe

Meredith Francis

While filming Riding the Rails, host Geoffrey Baer inspired Liam Davy, beverage director at Hawksmoor Chicago, to shake up something special. 

Try a Vegetarian Adaptation of Kreplach, Jewish Dumplings, Passed Down Through the Generations

Daniel Hautzinger

Micah Siva, a Highland Park-based cookbook author, makes kreplach in memory of her grandmother, from whom she learned them, but has adapted the recipe to her own diet and taste.

Broccoli and Cheddar Quiche

Julia Maish

Try a broccoli and cheddar quiche from a PBS blog.

Paul Hollywood's Hot Cross Buns

Julia Maish

Try master baker Paul Hollywood's hot cross buns for Easter. 

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