Add the dry ingredients into a bowl In the bowl of a stand mixer (or any other bowl if working by hand) add the flour, salt and yeast. With the dough hook attached, combine the ingredients on a low setting #1 / or use a wooden spoon.

Add the wet ingredients Pour in the warm water and olive oil, increase the speed #2 and mix until you see the dough wrapping itself around the dough hook. You may have to stop once and scrape the insides of the bowl. Use a wooden spoon / hands to mix into a dough. Same as above, you want a cohesive ball of dough. If the dough is too sticky or wet, add a little flour to the dough before taking it out onto a floured surface but make sure you're adding the flour by a tablespoon not all at once! Same applies if the dough is too dry, by the tablespoon add water. For Both Options!When the dough comes all together transfer it onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead into a smooth round ball for around 3 minutes. You will have a round smooth finish dough ball.

Prep The Dough To Rise Grease a large bowl with a drizzle of olive oil rub it on the inside of the bowl. Place the dough inside the bowl and roll it over once to collect the oil. Cover with a kitchen cloth and leave for 1 to 2 hours until double in size in a draft free area. You can cover the dough with plastic wrap too.

Preheat The Oven to 250°C / 450°F. Your oven needs to be very hot for pizza so let it preheat for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Prep Your Trays Lightly flour a pizza or oven tray or you can use cooking spray or both. If you have semolina that will help give the pizza texture and some flavorful crunch.

Roll The Dough Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface deflate and divide it into 2 or 4 parts. This recipe makes 2 'thick' regular sized pizza's or 3 thin to medium sized pizzas or 4 very thin pizza's. You choose. Option To Bake The Next Day You can also, at this point place the dough balls (after deflating the air) into individual Ziploc bags, leave them in the fridge overnight and continue the next day. Okay, lets continue...

Short 2nd Rise Roll each part into a round ball, cover and let them rise for 10 to 15 minutes. This a short 2nd rise that you can do while you prep the toppings.You can also go right ahead and roll the dough parts out into round disc shapes to bake but you may have difficulty in getting the dough to stretch to fit the pan. If that happens, just come back to this point, stop rolling, cover as is and give the dough 10 to 15 minutes to rest, then come back and try rolling again.

Pizza Disc Shapes Roll each dough ball out into disc shapes trying to fit the pizza pan or tray. My pizza tray is a 12 inch circle size or you can use a large plate for a rough size. You can now pinch the edges to create sort of 'fold' for the crust if you like.

When you dough is shaped and the edges folded (or not) you can start with the topping preparations, so cover the dough and prep the toppings. If you've already prepped your topping go straight ahead to the next step.

Prep the Pizza Bases Use a fork to poke holes into the pizza base, this prevents it from puffing up while it's in the oven. Brush over the base with olive oil. I just give the pizza base (and crust) a single brush of oil. It helps the prevent any sogginess in the pizza and gives the crust some flavor and browning. Top with your toppings of choice. Generally I spread out the pizza sauce first, top it with grated mozzarella, salami and oregano. That's just an idea of our favorite.

Baking Your Pizza And Oven Temperatures Bake your pizza for 10 to 12 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Ovens can be emotional :) so I set my timer for 9 minutes, turn the oven off and leave the oven door slightly ajar for another 2 minutes. Work with your oven it might not be emotional :) If I forget to set the timer (like always) I then set 5 or 7 minutes to remind myself depending on how long it went in then just peep to check. You just want it golden brown and bubbly.

Serve and Enjoy Slice warm and enjoy! If when you taste your pizza, your palate needs salt, sprinkle a bit of sea salt or meat salt for the perfect pizza slice.