Turn your home kitchen into an authentic high-end pizzeria, capable of turning out pizza-parlor-quality pies, with this definitive and inventive companion for the countertop pizza oven.

Dedicated indoor pizza ovens are easy to use and make incredibly good pizza in a flash. However, when you combine such high heat with such a short cooking time, you have little room for error. You need the perfect recipe, and for that there is no better source than Jonathon Schuhrke, aka Santa Barbara Baker, who knows more about pizza and pizza ovens than, well, just about anyone. Jonathon's training as a scientist and a chef helped him crack the code to making epic pizza at home, which he first began sharing in his first book, Epic Outdoor Pizza Oven Cookbook. In this new cookbook he takes the pizzeria back indoors and serves up delicious recipes for all types of pizza, no matter what make or model of indoor pizza oven you own.

Epic Indoor Pizza Oven Cookbook delivers:

• • • • Precise, reliable answers to all your questions, such as what oven settings to use for a perfectly crisp crust every time.
      • A bounty of pizza styles, including New York-style, Thin and Crispy Chicago Tavern-style, and Neapolitan-style.
      • Pan-baked pizzas, like deep dish Detroit-style pizza, Sicilian-style squares, and thin-crusted bar-style pan pizza
      • Inventive and delectable artisan pizzas, such as a Pear and Blue Cheese Pizza with Spiced Walnuts and a Spicy Chicken and Thai Basil Pizza
      • Classic pizzas taken to the next level, like the Epic Pepperoni Stuffed and Crusted Pizza or the New York-style Spicy Vodka Slice

This book, so full of deeply satisfying pizza ideas and perfect-every-time recipes that take you from dough to slice, will unlock a lifetime of enjoyment from your indoor pizza oven.

Jonathon Schuhrke is a former cartographer and geographic information systems (GIS) analyst who decided a few years ago to devote himself to, you guessed it, pizza. “Making pizzas is what my hands want to do. Thinking about pizza is what my mind wants to do. Eating pizza is what my mouth wants to do. The love is real,” he writes. Since making the career change, he has become the go-to guru on freestanding (indoor and outdoor) pizza ovens, on his blog Santa Barbara Baker and on his Instagram and YouTube channels, as well as a widely respected creator of exciting new pizza recipes. He combines take-it-to-the-bank wisdom for troubleshooting pizza-oven baking challenges with a wide-ranging palate that makes room for classic pizza-parlor pies, upscale European artisan pizzas, and pizzas made with adventuresome ingredients from around the globe. He lives and makes pizzas in Santa Barbara, California.

Introduction: Perfect Pizza Indoors 
CHAPTER 1 NEW YORK-STYLE PIZZAS
Introduction 
New York–Style Pizza Dough 
New York–Style Pizza Sauce 
Spicy Vodka Sauce 
Epic Four-Cheese Pizza 
Spicy Vodka Slice 
Broccoli Ranch Pizza 
The Italian Hero 
Buffalo Chicken Pizza 
Sesame Seed-Crust Sauce Top Pizza with Sausage 
CHAPTER 2 ARTISAN PIZZAS
Introduction 
Artisan Pizza Dough 
Smashed Potato and Chorizo Pizza with Cilantro-Lime Crema 
Ham and Brie with Caramelized Onions and Mustard Cream Pizza 
The Muffuletta Pizza 
Spicy Chicken and Thai Basil Pizza 
The Shawarma Slice 
Smoked Salmon Pizza with Crispy Capers and Horseradish-and-Chive
Cream on Everything Bagel Crust
Bacon-Tomato-Avocado Pizza with Hemp-Heart Crust 
Pear and Blue Cheese Pizza with Spiced Walnuts 
Stuffed Mushroom Pizza 
CHAPTER 3
THIN AND CRISPY PIZZAS
Introduction 
Thin and Crispy Pizza Dough 
Thin and Crispy Pizza Sauce 
Chicago-Style Tavern Pizza with Parmesan-Dusted Homemade Fennel Sausage 
Mushroom Umami Bomb Pizza 
Sausage and Chicago-Style Giardiniera Pizza 
Taco Tavern Pizza 
CHAPTER 4
NEAPOLITAN-STYLE PIZZAS
Introduction 
Neapolitan-Style Pizza Dough 
Neapolitan-Style Rustic Red Sauce 
Pizza Margherita 
Radicchio and Goat Cheese Pizza with Tangerine Gastrique 
Pistachio Pesto Pizza with Mortadella and Robiola Cheese 
Spicy Soppressata Pizza with Pickled Shallots 
CHAPTER 5
SICILIAN-STYLE PAN PIZZAS
Introduction 
Sicilian-Style Butter-Crust Pizza Dough 
Sicilian-Style Pizza Sauce 
Classic Sicilian Square 
Supreme Sunday Square 
Garden Harvest Sicilian 
Epic Garlic Cheesy Bread 
CHAPTER 6
DETROIT-STYLE PAN PIZZAS
Introduction 
Detroit-Style Pizza Dough 
Detroit-Style Pizza Sauce 
Classic Detroit-Style Pizza 
The Epic Pepperoni-Stuffedand-Crusted Pizza 
Spinach and Artichoke Pizza Grilled Cheese Pizza with Tomato Soup Dip 
CHAPTER 7
BAR-STYLE PAN PIZZAS
Introduction 
Bar-Style Pan Pizza Dough 
Bar-Style Pan Pizza Sauce 
Classic Bar Pie 
Garbage Bar Pie 
Hot Oil Stinger Bar Pie 
Jalapeño Popper Bar Pie 
Chili-Crisped Pepperoni Bar Pie 
CHAPTER 8
HANDHELDS AND DESSERTS
Introduction 
Mini Calzone and Empanada Dough 
Crispy Mortadella and Provolone Mini Calzones 
Pancetta, Wild Arugula, and Fontina Mini Calzones 
Spicy Beef, Cheese, and Salsa Fresca Empanadas 
Spinach, Goat Cheese, Quinoa, and Piquillo Pepper Empanadas 
Detroit-Style Brownie Pizza with Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust 
Acknowledgments 
About the Author 
Index