I suppose I'm
not flouring my work surface enough.
Not exact matches
Transfer dough onto a
floured work surface; dough will be sticky and elastic but
not stick to your fingers.
On a
floured work surface, roll out the dough (do
not worry if it is slightly cracked while rolling) about 1/2 cm thick.
(I didn't need to add extra
flour because you
work so much in when you
flour your
surface) I just suggest chilling the dough properly so that your house shapes keep the right form, and then trimming the edges when they're warm our of the over so the icing adheres better.
Turn the risen dough out onto your
work surface (you shouldn't need to
flour it); divide into four portions.
Mix until ingredients are combined and knead for about 5 minutes, I use my mixer but if you don't have one just knead the dough with your hands on a
floured work surface.
If your
work surface doesn't have any
flour left on it, give it a light dusting, then set the ball of dough back on it.
If too much
flour is incorporated into the dough, it will become stiff and difficult to
work with; take care
not to sprinkle too much
flour on the
surface.
As you roll out the dough, use enough
flour to prevent it from sticking to the
work surface but
not so much as to make the dough dry.
Scoop out a large tablespoon of batter roll it into a ball then pat it flat on your
floured surface and roll it out to a 1/4 inch thick round with your rolling pin (sorry folks, I have no photos of process other the top one) making sure the lefse doesn't stick to the rolling pin or
work surface (I carefully use a bench scraper to lift it from my marble to the skillet).
Starting in the middle, roll toward the outside, turning it over as you
work and dusting with more
flour to make sure it doesn't stick to the
surface.
* Why grease the
work surface and
not flour it?
Turn dough out onto a
work surface (I didn't need any
flour), and divide in half.
Use just enough
flour so the dough won't stick to your
work surface.
Turn the dough onto a
work surface (don't
flour the
surface!)
To make it easy on yourself it might be better to just cut it into squares with a pizza cutter (since your
not trying to use your little heart cookie cutter because it'll look soooo cute in the pictures, you know, just as an example...) I didn't mind the white
flour on the finished cookies but if you do dust your
work surface with carob powder instead.
Use
flour on the
work surface so that it doesn't stick.
Remove the dough from the fridge and divide it into two (easier to
work with)-- roll out onto a lightly
floured surface to the desired thickness (you don't want it too thick or too thin!)
Turn out dough to a
work surface and continue to knead, adding 1/4 cup
flour as needed if dough sticks to
surface (you may
not use all
flour), until smooth and supple.
You can lightly dust your
work surface with
flour but do
not use too much or it will be very hard to shape them because the ball will slide around on the
flour.
Lightly
flour a flat
surface so the dough won't stick while you're
working with it.