© 2003 by Peter Reinhart Except as otherwise noted, photography © 2003 by Maren Caruso. Shot on location at Pizzetta 211, San Francisco. Photos on 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 by Peter Reinhart. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com www.tenspeed.com Ten Speed Press and the Ten Speed Press colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reinhart, Peter. American pie : my search for the perfect pizza / Peter Reinhart. p. cm. eISBN: 978-1-60774090-2 1. Pizza. 2. Italy—Description and travel. 3. United States—Description and travel. I. Title. TX770.P58.R45 2003 641.8’248—dc22 2003019597 Book design by Nancy Austin v3.1 Contents INTRODUCTION Part I: The Hunt Liguria ** Florence ** Rome ** Naples ** New York City ** New Haven ** San Francisco Bay Area ** Los Angeles ** Sardinia in Dallas and Croatia in Bellevue ** Providence ** Chicago ** Pizzeria Bianco ** Philadelphia and Mama’s ** Postscript Part II: The Recipes THE FAMILY OF DOUGHS Napoletana Pizza Dough ** Roman Pizza Dough ** Neo-Neapolitan Pizza Dough ** New York–Style Pizza Dough ** Pizza Americana Dough ** Prebaked Freezer Dough ** Sourdough Pizza Dough ** Grilled Pizza Dough ** Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza Dough ** Sardinian Carta di Musica Dough ** Focaccia Dough ** Focaccia col Formaggio and Greek Pita Dough SAUCES AND SPECIALTY TOPPINGS TOMATO SAUCES Crushed Tomato Sauce ** All-Purpose Marinara Pizza Sauce PESTO Pesto alla Genovese SPECIALTY TOPPINGS Balsamic Syrup ** Herb Oil ** Spicy Oil ** Caramelized Garlic Purée and Whole Cloves and Garlic Oil ** White Sauce ** Smoked Eggplant Purée ** Sweet-and-Sour Onion Marmalade ** Sautéed Mushrooms ** Butternut Squash Purée ** Dill and Chive Sauce ** Crab and Cream Cheese Topping ** Tapenade ** Roasted Eggplant, Tomato, and Lemon Topping THE PIZZAS NAPOLETANA-STYLE PIZZAS Pizza Margherita ** Pizza alla Marinara ** Pizza Quattro Stagioni ** Pizza alla Pugliese ** Pizza con Acciughe ** Pizza Quattro Formaggi ** Pizza Vesuvio ** Pizza con Rucola ** Pizza Rosa al Bianco FIRST GENERATION NEO-NEAPOLITAN PIZZAS Sauce and Mutz Pizza ** White Clam Pizza SECOND GENERATION NEO-NEAPOLITAN PIZZAS New York–Style Sauce and Cheese Pizza ** New York–Style White Pizza ** Pepperoni Pizza Americana ** Three Cheese Pizza with Roasted Eggplant, Tomato, and Lemon THIRD GENERATION NEO-NEAPOLITAN PIZZAS Candied Figs, Pecans, Andouille, and Goat Cheese Pizza ** Onion Marmalade, Walnuts, and Blue Cheese Pizza ** Smoked Eggplant Pizza ** Cream Cheese and Crab Pizza ** Smoked Salmon, Dill Sauce, and Onion Pizza ** Folded Greek Salad Pizza ROMAN-STYLE PIZZA Pizza alla Romana con Salumi ** Pizza al Taglio, Rosa e Bianca GRILLED PIZZA CHICAGO-STYLE DEEP-DISH PIZZA Classic Deep-Dish Pizza SARDINIAN CARTA DI MUSICA PIZZA Pizza alla Pescatora ** Pizza con le Sarde FOCACCIA Focaccia alla Genovese ** Potato Rosemary Focaccia ** Focaccia with Onion Marmalade, Blue Cheese, and Walnuts ** Raisin Focaccia ** Grape Focaccia ** Focaccia col Formaggio di Recco PITA Prasopita ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX
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