• Preheat oven.

Prepare your pizza dough.

• Store-bought pizza dough like this Trader Joe's option must be out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes to warm up to room temperature.
• If you divide the dough (it comes as a package of 16 ounces and this recipe uses 10), then re-ball it and let it rest covered with a LIGHTLY damp towel for 2 hours to maximize the proof.
  
• Some people roll out the dough with a rolling pin, and some like flattening it into a disc shape with their hands. I say you stick to what method you are most comfortable with. Use some flour to keep it from sticking to your hands, the counter, or your rolling pin.
  
• If you use a pizza pan in the oven, most are non-stick, but adding a thin coat of olive oil which helps prevent any sticking and promotes even browning on the bottom of your pizza.
• Place the dough on the peel or pan.

  Once your dough is on the peel/pan, you may need to straighten the edges with your fingers.
  
• Drizzle the olive oil over the pizza. Take a brush or the back of a and spread it out over the dough, leaving about 1" of crust without sauce around the edge. Start with less oil and add more as needed to your taste. It is easier to add more than take it away.
  
• Sprinkle your cheese of choice evenly over the top.
  

Indoor Pizza Oven Instructions

• Bake for 7 minutes at the temperature specified on the packaging - typically 450°F to 475°F
• Rotate pizza and bake for another 3-8 minutes (check the instructions and check your pizza).
• Check the top and crust. If the top is done, turn the oven off and leave for another 5 minutes. If you have a pizza stone, this is the perfect time to transfer the pizza to the pizza stone.
• Remove the pizza from the oven and let stand for another 5 minutes.
• Cut and serve immediately.

Outdoor Pizza Oven Instructions

• While Trader Joe's pizza dough did very well in our outdoor oven cooked near the oven's maximum temperature. We heated the stone to 850°F and then turned it down quickly after launch as soon as the oil began to boil.
  
• Rotate pizza 1/4 turn approximately every 20 seconds.
  
• Remove the pizza from the oven and let stand for 3 minutes.
  
• Cut and serve immediately.