The marble pastry board looks fabulous and can be kept on the counter as a part of the kitchen design.
Buy marble to knead dough.
I ve been looking at a jazzy pastry board made of hardwood.
Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size or roughly 90 minutes.
Add sifted cocoa powder in with flours and salt continue mixing as described above.
Is there any down side to using the marble surface for working with bread dough.
I wouldn t mind having a marble counter top for pastry but that s just a crazy fantasy that i would never spend money on unless i found a nice good sized slab of marble at a thrift or building materials reclamation store for.
Marble slab remains cooler than room temperature helping keep dough firm while you roll and cut.
Knead by hand if necessary to form a smooth ball.
Transfer to a lightly greased bowl.
I currently knead dough form loaves etc.
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You can find marble boards in all shapes and prices but look for a board around 16 x 20 inch range which is a good size for most dough rolling and working needs.
We like this basic board from sur la table which you can pick up for 40.
Assembly is as easy and as straightforward as possible with absolutely no twisting or locking required.
Slip and slide while the sur la table marble pastry board hk165 50 comes with non slip feet they are not especially effective.
Any particular advantage of a wood surface over marble besides the weight.
Because marble is a natural product veining and coloring variations will occur.
Repeat step 1 to create the dark rye dough.
Users are provided with a solid surface to work on.
On a silicon mat placed on my tile kitchen counter.
100 marble will not get damaged and can be used in unison for dough kneading and cutting.
Our marble board provides a generous surface for everything from puff pastry and cookie dough to pizza dough.
Continue mixing increasing speed until dough comes together.
Marble pastry board with non skid feet also makes an impressive trivet or serving presentation for cheeses sushi and more.
The marble is very durable and has been created to last.
Pastry likes to stay as cold as possible.
Board stays cool so it won t melt the butter as you roll out rich pastry and cookie doughs your creations will bake up light flaky and golden every time.
But i already have a marble slab i use for pastry.
Even if you have never used a food processor before you will likely be able to get up to speed within minutes.
And 18 in either direction is kind of small for rolling or kneading dough.
We really like that instead of just using it or dough rolling you can use this as a marble cutting board also.
This board is large enough to accommodate even very big pieces of pastry and dough.