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I made these for a recent Halloween party and the kids devoured them!!! I made my own bread machine pizza dough recipe and they turned out great. Looking forward to making them for Halloween next year.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"11\/09\/2011 14:30","GUID":"7b325f2b911147d4b9ad992db90fa8cb","MemberId":5888460,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"shecooksalot","SubmittedDate":"11\/09\/2011 14:30"},{"Comment":"
I've made these the past 3 years and they are an absolute HIT! I've had to double the recipe. They are not the easiest to make - I call them "Bloody Mummies" because my pizza sauce leaks out in more than one place & the bread dough pulls apart at the "ribs" - but by adding pepperoni - it just makes them even creepier (& yummier!!)<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"10\/13\/2011 17:50","GUID":"81f964578527460da6f30c0424dce3bd","MemberId":6270229,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"aneechka","SubmittedDate":"10\/13\/2011 17:50"},{"Comment":"
it was good but not easy to make! especialy when i made my own dough.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"10\/26\/2010 12:57","GUID":"f94d7eaa7d6344718f3d4ced486b389b","MemberId":4805759,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"deedeeneric","SubmittedDate":"10\/26\/2010 12:57"},{"Comment":"
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