Mine is very sticky. I lightly dusted a silicone rsheet (one that Baker’s Catalog sells for rolling out pie dough). Them I wet my hands so the dough wouldn’t stick to them. When I was done I had to use a dough scraper...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I read elsewhere about "plastic dough scrapers" and then, based on what I read here, thought I’d run a search on “flour sack towels” (on eBay and elsewhere) ... between the two...

I’m not familiar with her focaccia recipe, but one of my favorite focaccias is a Peter Reinhart recipe that produces a thick, but pourable, dough. I’d put it in your pan, let it rise, and continue with the recipe. It...

individual size loaves, in which case you flour the top of the big blob, poke it down, then use a dough scraper dipped in flour to cut it into pieces roughly 3 inches by five inches or so. Well, that’s the traditional...

. Spread them out and let them cool. Go fold a load of laundry or something. Then I drizzle eggs over the potatoes and sprinkle flour over them. I use a bench scraper and fold and scrape and fold and scrape until I get a dough. I...

a third of the seed mix evenly over the surface. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. of the kosher salt. With a dough scraper, pizza cutter, ravioli cutter, or sharp knife, cut the dough in half lengthwise and then cut across to make...

I got a “stainless steel” Ikea mixing bowl for about £5. Not cheap, but it looked great, and I used it loads for mixing dough etc. However the “stainless steel” has chipped off the inside bottom already,...

maker presses the dough through the holes as you pass it back and forth. So similar action on the perforated plate will be fine. Rubbing the dough back and forth across the holes with a rubber spatula, back of spone, or pastry...

, in the long rising time, the dough may simply absorb the Pam or olive oil. But it is worth a try. Finally, when you fold it, use a dough scraper (bench knife) or a big pancake spatula if you don’t have the baker’s...

something that I do without thinking, without a recipe, and with no other tools than a dough scraper. It’s pretty much the only thing I can do with that level of ease!!!

and salt in a large bowl. Add water; mix with a spoon or your hand just until shaggy and barely cohesive; this should in no way resemble a smooth dough. Cover; rest for 10 minutes. Remove covering and, using a flexible bowl...

into a cylinder about 10 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Center the dough on a piece of parchment. Fold the paper over the dough. Grasp one end of the parchment. With the other hand, use a bench scraper to firmly press the...

on other boards here there have been threads about switching careers and attending culinary school. before plunking down a ton of dough for school, you might first want to contact some local chefs and ask to trail in their...

and use them whenever I quickly need to distribute something semi-solid (or sticky) in uniform portions. Cookie dough, falafel paste, ravoli/dumpling fillings, gnocchi. Makes mashed potatoes look fabulous on the plate. And, of...

of the dough, I turn it out onto a floured surface and, using a dough scraper or wide spatula, I fold the dough. I handle it gently. The aim is not to flatten it but to strengthen the gluten web and degas it slightly. (But this...