I made pizza today. I can't remember when was the last time I made
one.

First, assemble the ingredients for the crust. The wine went into me
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Knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes until smooth or you give up
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Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until
doubled
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Risen dough
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Punch down and knead a little more then let rest
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Assemble toppings while dough is resting. Trader Joe's starter sauce,
feta cheese, fresh basil, portabella mushroom, chicken sausage,
pepperoni, topped with parmesan cheese
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This is the first time I've ever used the starter sauce Trader Joe's
carries. It comes in a handy little box that zips open.
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It's chopped Italian tomatoes, fresh garlic fresh onion and olive oil.
They say it's "ready to be doctored. Use it as a base for your own
custom pasta sauce, pizza sauce, or even for your own family salsa
recipe"
It's nice and chunky, tasty and I didn't do a thing to it and it was
fine. It's not tomato-y at all.
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Ready to bake
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Hot out of the oven
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Close up of slices
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The crust turned out a little dry. I have a couple of ideas about what
went wrong and I'll try something different next time.
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koko
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