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"Appealing, fun, and doable recipes for the vegan pizzaiolo at home" with a guide to ingredients and equipment included (Diane Morgan, author of Roots: The Definitive Compendium). Love a warm, crisp, chewy thin-crust pizza with creamy, melty cheese? Just because you're vegan doesn't mean that you can't bake amazing pizzas right in your own oven. Julie Hasson offers 50 deliciously innovative recipes and simple techniques that will have you making artisan-style, thin-crust vegan pizzas right in your own kitchen. Vegan Pizza is filled with 50 modern recipes from easy-to-make pizza dough (including spelt, whole wheat, and gluten-free crusts), creamy dairy-free cheese sauces, vibrant-flavored pestos and spreads, and meatless and wheat-less burger crumbles. Also included are inventive toppings and pizzas that run the gamut from comfort food like Eggplant Parmesan Pizza to fresh vegetable-laden pizzas like Asparagus, Tomato and Pesto Pizza. You'll even find desserts like Babka Pizza and Coconut Caramel Dream Pizza. "Julie Hasson has broken all the rules for pizza and taken it to uncharted territory... How about a Korean Bibimbap or Chili Mac pizza? Or one that marries peanut butter with barbecue sauce for a peanut Barbecue pizza? if you want the classics, you'll find those, too. After reading Julie's recipes, who needs pepperoni?" —Miyoko Schinner, cohost of Vegan Mashup "[A] compelling and thorough take on vegan artisan pizza. Classic pizzas such as garlic, sausage, and onion pizzas are reimagined and every bit as flavorful and toothsome as their traditional counterparts." —Diane Morgan, author of Roots: The Definitive Compendium "Vegans, rejoice... With a dazzling array of globally inspired toppings, pizza night will be healthier—and more fun—than ever before!" —Nava Atlas, author of Wild About Greens