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This comprehensive guide is brimming with 70 recipes specifically tailored for the unique qualities of a wood-fired oven. It boasts over 400 vivid photographs, illustrating a range of stone-baked pizzas, breads, roasts, cakes, and desserts, designed for outdoor cooking. The book provides a thorough understanding of how to optimally use a wood-fired oven – from igniting the perfect fire to crafting inspiring culinary creations.
In addition to providing menu suggestions and timing guidelines, the guide explores how to make the most of the oven’s heat cycle, harnessing decreasing temperatures for slow-cooked casseroles and baked items. Traditional dishes that are typically prepared over wood fires or in communal stone ovens – like Boston baked beans, cornbread, porcetta, kleftico, and English muffins – are highlighted, together with enticing new recipes such as scallops with chilli and mint, and pear and almond tart.
Beyond creating the most delectable pizzas you’ve ever tasted, this guide empowers you to craft weekend brunches, comforting winter casseroles, afternoon tea-time treats and year-round outdoor meals that everyone will relish. The book covers every facet of cooking with a wood-fired oven, offering detailed instructions on seasoning, lighting and maintaining the ideal temperature.
All 70 recipes are formulated or adapted specifically for the wood-fired oven, complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrative photographs. Once you’ve perfected the art of crafting irresistible pizzas, you’ll be inspired to explore more adventurous dishes such as jerk chicken, marinated pork ribs and bistecca Fiorentina.
The chapter on bread will be a revelation, showcasing delectable loaves like focaccia, ciabatta and sourdough that will make you a passionate home baker. In the final chapter, you’ll find irresistible dessert recipes, including apple pie, crumble, meringues, cakes and brownies.
Whether you’re looking to transform your oven into a pizza party sensation