How to Roll out Dough

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find a flat surface in your kitchen.

   This could be a counter, table, even the stove if you have a large flat wooden board to work on.
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   Step 2: Lightly flour the surface and the rolling pin.

   ,,, Press down and let the pin rotate as you push it.
   
   Roll out the dough away from you in gentle even strokes. , Always starting in the middle, continue to roll away from you until it makes as thin a sheet as you need for your recipe.
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   Step 3: Roll the dough into a large ball and place it in the middle of the floured space.

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   Step 4: Use your hands to press it down into a flatter circle about 1 inch or 2.5cm thick.

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   Step 5: Take the rolling pin and set it on top of the flattened dough.

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   Step 6: Turn it occasionally in order to keep an approximately circular piece.

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