There are many kinds of rolling pins, including single walking stick, two-handed stick, olive stick, flower rolling pin and walking mallet. Rolling pins used in Henan: small-area dough such as dumpling skin and wonton skin is rolled with a small rolling pin with two pointed ends and a large rolling pin with the same diameter and thickness. Shandong is flat at both ends and flat in the middle.
There are also walking mallets and rolling pins, a big rolling pin for rolling noodles, and a small rolling pin for rolling jiaozi, with a hollow shaft in the middle. Generally speaking, Toona sinensis is the top grade of rolling pin wood, followed by others. Rolling pins are long and short, and the long ones are used to make noodles; The short one is rolling noodles, which means making dumpling skins.
Rolling pin and rolling pin
Whenever you want to eat pasta such as jiaozi, Daoxiao Noodles, steamed stuffed bun, pancakes, etc., rolling noodles is an essential process. Because of the difference of pasta, different rolling pins are needed, and the size and weight are also very different. The most commonly used straight stick at home is about 30 cm long. Dumpling skin and wonton skin are ok, but Daoxiao Noodles or pancakes are not. You have to use a rolling pin 50-60 cm or longer.
When rolling, the rounder and more uniform the dough is, the more it shows the kung fu of the rolling pin. When you are proud, you will enjoy your masterpiece, spread a layer of dry powder and knock out a series of drums with a rolling pin, which is very effective.