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500 Pizzas & Flatbreads: The Only Pizza & Flatbread Compendium You'll Ever Need (500 Series Cookbooks)

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The 500 Pizzas and flatbreads provides 125 recipes for a variety of pizzas and breads from everyday to exotic variations. Each of the 125 recipes has four minor variations that tweak the item into a different version by adding a new flavor profile. Overall it is an average cookbook but for those who are skilled in baking like my wife it provides base recipes that can then be used to make their own variations while using this as a widespread springboard and because the recipes are chosen for easy variations they lend themselves to creating your own as well. Overall well recommended for those that are looking for a lot of cake recipes that can be built on.

For this particular book we find the pizzas to be fairly basic and the best part of that section has been the dough recipes (although the Turkish pizza and Pesto Pizza were quite good). We have gotten quite a bit more use out of the flatbread section which provides a variety of bread options especially for those interested in middle eastern breads like Naan, Moroccan breads and chick pea flat bread. All were very good and easy to make.

While I believe the number of "raw" recipes is far less than 500 (maybe I'm wrong), after each section they offer 4-6 "variations" on each of the recipes previously given. Between all the variations on the primary recipes, there's probably about the 500 number.

For anyone expecting a large book, well, large it's not. It's probably about 6" square but a tiny bit over an inch thick. For being so small, it packs a lot of recipes and a fair amount of other info into its tiny shelf footprint.

I think it's a very worthy supplement to Flatbreads & Flavors (a good survey of flatbread culture the world over) and Vegetarian Pizza Cookbook (I mention it mainly for its good variety of crusts and a few nifty dessert pizza recipes).

This seems like a pretty decent little compendium and certainly could be used to spur some creative pizza & flatbread dishes... Though, I might have liked to see a wider variety of crusts & sauces introduced. Or, as with Flatbreads & Flavors, some other recipes thaVegetarian Pizzat would act as accompaniments to the pizzas & flatbreads listed. Such as some curries or other things that typically go with the mentioned breads. But, I guess that's why I think this book and Flatbreads and Flavors complement one another relatively well.

This book is quite small, but very thick. I like how each recipe has at least five variations listed a little further in the chapter. Some great pizza ideas and many, many flatbreads and quick breads from different sections of the world. Still hoping to have time to try the flatbreads once the weather cools down.

Beware the naan recipe. It calls for 4.5 cups of flour, but I doubt if you will need more than 2.5. It's either a mistake or the author has never tried to make this recipe herself.

Pizza is one of the most popular and diverse dishes of American popular cuisine. Flatbreads have become increasingly popular additions to the American diet as well. Compiled by food consultant and cookbook author Rebecca Baugniet, "500 Pizzas & Flatbreads" is a compact compendium of 'kitchen cook friendly' step-by-step illustrated recipes that range the entire gamut of pizza and flatbread dishes from thin crust to deep dish, from whole wheat to gluten free, crispy doass, aromatic naans, pocket pitas, and so much more. The diversity and variety of these pizza and flatbread recipes is truly remarkable. Virtually ever completed dish showcased in this compact cookbook will please any palate and satisfy even the most gourmet of appetites. Variety is not only the spice of life, but when it comes to pizzas and flatbreads, variety is also the key to enjoying one every day of the year without tiring.

The book is great, the layout is beautiful and there is a lot of really useful information included in this cookbook. I don't know how I missed it though but this book is like pocket sized. Had I known this I would have looked around for another pizza cookbook.

This is a great cook book. Could say enough about it. Like the variations they give at the end of each one. However you can always create your own variation.

If you're making your own pizzas and flatbreads from scratch, this is a handy little book with lots of homemade recipes, and suggestions for toppings, sauces and seasonings.

...the neapolitan crust. OUTSTANDING! Plain or with anything you can imagine to throw on it. Worth the price of the book.

Question: does anybody know how to bake a pizza with mushrooms on it that doesn't get wet bottom crust?

As always, an excellent book by Rebecca Baugniet.
Lots of recipes with interesting ingredients combinations, and better, with a lot of variations of every one.
I thinks it teachs the way of developing an combine amazing pizzas.