The Elements of Pizza, by Ken Forkish

From highly acclaimed Portland-based baker Ken Forkish, 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 that you make in the morning to bake that night, levain doughs from a naturally fermented yeast starter, and even gluten-free dough—each resulting in the most texturally sublime crust you’ve ever made. His clear, expert instructions will have you shaping pies and loading a pizza peel with total confidence. And his innovative seasonal topping ideas will delight and inspire you to create your own signature pies, just the way you like them.