Pour the warm water into the bowl of a stand-mixer (if you don't have

one, a medium sized bowl and a fork will get the dough going) and add the sugar. Stir the sugar to dissolve it and then add the yeast.

Let the yeast proof for about 10 minutes and then add the salt (don't forget the salt!!) and olive oil.

Add one cup of the flour and turn your machine on to a slow speed. Add the rest of the flour about a quarter cup at a time until the dough is coming together well. Then add the flaxseed and let the machine run for a minute or two to allow everything to come together. You may need more flour if the dough is still very sticky in the mixer. If that is the case, let the machine run some more and add flour a little bit at a time.

Empty the dough out onto a floured surface - I just use my counter-top. Knead it for a minute until it forms a nice tight ball of dough - sprinkle with a little flour if it is sticking as you knead.

Put the dough in a bowl coated with a bit of olive oil, turning the dough in the oil to lightly coat the top of the dough. Put a clean tea towel over top and let it rise for a half hour in a warm place.

While it rises prepare the pizza toppings and preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

After the half hour, punch the dough down and roll it out into the desired shape. I use a perforated round pizza pan, so I rolled mine out to fit the size of my pan.

Then top the dough with  sauce (maybe a 1/2 cup), cheese, mushrooms and some bacon that I had fried up while the dough was rising. I baked it at 450 degrees F for about 12-15 minutes.