Either way, I always have
some wax paper around for my pie crust.
I usually place four strips of
wax paper around the cake, so that makes cleanup a breeze.
To keep the edge of the plate clean while frosting the cake, place several strips of
waxed paper around the edge of the plate, place the cake on the paper, frost the cake, then carefully remove and discard the strips.
Not exact matches
Using the rolling pin and the bottom piece of
wax paper to help you, roll pie dough
around the rolling pin and gently lift the dough over top of the pie plate.
Grease a jelly roll pan (this one's about 10 x 15 inches — that works), then line it with
wax paper (I don't know why it doesn't burn the house down on this one rare occasion — it just doesn't) or parchment, grease it again, then sprinkle it with gee eff flour and tap the flour
around.
I sometimes use another piece of
waxed paper on top of the dough, keep lightly flouring and move the
paper around where I am rolling it out to help keep things smooth, prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin and the
waxed paper from sticking to the dough.
Put another piece of
waxed paper on top, flatten slightly, and then, using a heavy pan or a tortilla press, press down so that the ball flattens into a disk about 3 to 4 inches
around.
After fooling
around in the kitchen for a while, I spread a thin coat of melted chocolate,
paper thin, on a sheet of
wax paper, smoothed a second sheet of
wax paper over the chocolate, then rolled the whole thing up into a tight roll and slipped it into the fridge.
Place a piece of
wax paper on your work surface, putting a few drops of water under the
paper to keep it from sliding
around.
Make instruments out of stuff you have
around the house and create a marching band (tambourine out of
paper plates, toilet
paper tube and
wax paper flute, coffee can drum)
Place one cake layer on a serving dish (place pieces of
wax paper tucked
around cake) and top with about 1/3 of ganache.
Layer the
papers (the
wax paper against the cookies), wrap them
around the cookies, and tie each end with some string.
Cut a piece of wrapping
paper and one of
wax paper that is big enough to wrap
around the cookies and tie on each end.
Wadded up tinfoil,
waxed paper, or cellophane once used to wrap
around meat or meat sandwiches.
Shown here is a work made
around 1998, while he was still in graduate school, made from oil,
wax, and color Xerox transfer on
paper.
I almost always cut a piece of
wax or parchment
paper and wrap
around the loaf first.
Store them in a single layer on 1 or more plates or trays, covered with
waxed paper, until serving, then present them in a straw basket with a large red bow tied
around the handle for a splash of colour.