Make the dough

• Combine the flour, yeast and salt in a bowl.
• Add the water and olive oil and mix until a shaggy dough forms.
• Knead until smooth and elastic.

Let the dough rise

• Cover the bowl and let the dough rise until doubled in size.

Preheat the oven

• Place a baking steel or tray in the oven and preheat to the highest setting.

Shape the pizza

• Stretch the dough into a round, keeping a thick puffy rim.
• Spread the tomato sauce over the base, leaving the rim bare.
• Top with the mozzarella and pepperoni.

Bake the pizza

• Slide the pizza onto the hot baking steel or tray.
• Bake until the crust is puffed and golden and the cheese is bubbling.