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Rolling Pin
Aug. 4th, 2017 07:59 pmRolling Pin
https://food52.com/blog/20058-don-t-avoid-rolling-pins-just-use-the-right-one?bxid=58e7c829cbcf48b1688b4fa5&utm_campaign=20170804_eds_pies_nonbuyer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=10223017
I especially like the skinny pin for cookies, because I don’t follow the usual cookie dough order of things. Instead of chilling and resting dough before I roll and cut cookies, I roll out the freshly made soft dough first (between sheets of wax paper), and then stack and rest the rolled out sheets in the refrigerator before I cut and bake my cookies. This means I’m rolling extremely soft dough and a heavy pin would be very hard to control—the light one is perfect.
If you are already good at rolling dough and love your rolling pin, don’t change a thing. If you are new at baking or just have trouble rolling dough, cast an eye towards your rolling pin. Is it tapered? Try a straight pin. Is it heavy? Try a lighter one. If you want to test drive something like my skinny pin, go to the hardware store or lumberyard and get a 13-inch length of dowel 7/8-inch in diameter!
https://food52.com/blog/20058-don-t-avoid-rolling-pins-just-use-the-right-one?bxid=58e7c829cbcf48b1688b4fa5&utm_campaign=20170804_eds_pies_nonbuyer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=10223017
I especially like the skinny pin for cookies, because I don’t follow the usual cookie dough order of things. Instead of chilling and resting dough before I roll and cut cookies, I roll out the freshly made soft dough first (between sheets of wax paper), and then stack and rest the rolled out sheets in the refrigerator before I cut and bake my cookies. This means I’m rolling extremely soft dough and a heavy pin would be very hard to control—the light one is perfect.
If you are already good at rolling dough and love your rolling pin, don’t change a thing. If you are new at baking or just have trouble rolling dough, cast an eye towards your rolling pin. Is it tapered? Try a straight pin. Is it heavy? Try a lighter one. If you want to test drive something like my skinny pin, go to the hardware store or lumberyard and get a 13-inch length of dowel 7/8-inch in diameter!
