Description

Learn to turn out perfect pizzas at home with this crowd-pleasing collection of fabulous pies that will rival your favorite pizzeria.

With an array of recipes—from classics to seasonal specialties—that will appeal to all palates, this cookbook will become your go-to guide for making pizzeria-perfect pies at home. Recipes are organized by type with sections for vegetarian options, meat and seafood toppings, a variety of doughs (including gluten-free and cauliflower), flavorful sauces, and fresh salads to round out the meal.

All you need is a hot oven and a pizza stone to create a blistered crisp-and-chewy crust topped with your favorite ingredients. Adventurous cooks can branch out and use their grills for smoke-kissed flavor, or adapt the recipes to a wood-fired outdoor pizza oven or an electric countertop pizza oven. Expert tips for troubleshooting to ensure good results will help you become a pizzaiolo at home in no time.

WIDE RANGE OF DIETARY OPTIONS: Features recipes for pizzas for any eating preference, from vegetarian to carnivore, and from vegan to gluten-free.

EXPERT TIPS: Ensure success in every step with pizza primer notes for kneading, rising, shaping, and baking.

CUSTOMIZABLE PIES: Mix-and-match doughs and sauces make it easy to customize pizzas for different tastes and occasions: Enjoy thin-crust New York-style pizza dough, chewy whole wheat dough, focaccia-like sheet pan dough, or cornmeal-flecked deep dish dough that's baked in a cast-iron pan. Pair any of these with Creamy Garlic Sauce, Classic Basil Pesto, Spicy Arrabiata Sauce, or Olive Tapenade.

OLD-WORLD FAVORITES + MODERN COMBINATIONS: Indulge in recipes including a classic Margherita Pizza; Eggplant Parmesan Sheet Pan Pizza; Mortadella, Pistachio, and Burrata Pizza; and Sausage Peperoncini, and Mozzarella Calzone.