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The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home [A Cookbook]

by Ken Forkish

A home cook’s guide to pizza, from dough to toppings

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A home cook’s guide to pizza, from dough to toppings

Ken Forkish organizes the craft of homemade pizza around its key choices: dough, shaping, cheese, toppings, and the equipment available in a home kitchen. The recipes range from same-day doughs to levain-based versions and gluten-free dough, giving the book several approaches to the crust. Seasonal topping ideas extend the practical focus beyond the base, while the step-by-step structure connects preparation with assembling and baking a pie at home.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Home cooks building confidence with homemade pizza
  • Pizza enthusiasts interested in comparing dough methods
  • Cooks seeking topping ideas adaptable to a home kitchen

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Pizza-making techniqueDough and fermentationHome cookingCheese and toppings

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Book overview

The James Beard and IACP Award-winning author of Flour Water Salt Yeast and one of the most trusted baking authorities in the country proves that amazing pizza is within reach of any home cook.

"If there were ever to be a bible for all things pizza--and I mean all things--Ken Forkish has just written it."--Marc Vetri, author of Mastering Pasta and owner of Vetri

The Elements of Pizza breaks down each step of the pizza-making process, from choosing a dough to shaping your pie to selecting cheeses and toppings that will work for your home kitchen setup. Forkish offers more than a dozen different dough recipes--same-day "Saturday doughs" that you can make in the morning to bake pizza that night, levain doughs made from a naturally fermented yeast starter, and even gluten-free dough--each of which results in the best, most texturally sublime crust you've ever made at home.

His clear, expert instructions will have you shaping pies and loading a pizza peel with the confidence of a professional pizzaiolo. And his innovative, seasonal topping ideas will surprise and delight any pizza lover--and inspire you to create your own signature pies, just the way you like them.
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