Basic Pizza Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups strong white flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried yeast
1 tablespoon olive oil
2/3 cup hand-hot water
1 teaspoon oregano

Preparation

Sift together the flour and salt into a large bowl and stir in the dried yeast and oregano.
Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture.
Add the olive oil and gradually add enough of the warm water to make a soft dough. The amount of water will vary according to the flour but the dough must be malleable.
Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth and elastic - about 10 minutes.
Place dough back in clean lightly oiled bowl and turn it around to coat it with some of the oil; cover with cling wrap and leave in a warm place to \"prove\".
After the dough has doubled in size (approx 60 minutes), knock it back and knead again for about 3 minutes.
Shape and top as desired.