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| This might sound silly, but I am perplexed. I have serpentine marble counters which I clean with very hot water. Meat, fish, chicken etc never touch the counters. I always use washable mats for those things. Now I want to roll dough on the marble. Are they clean enough? If I use a cleaner, will it get into the dough? Am I worrying for no reason? thanks for your help. Laura |
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- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Thu, Oct 4, 12 at 16:38
| I use a mixture of distilled water with a few drops of liquid dish detergent to clean my marble. Then I knead and roll dough. |
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| Laura, Is your serpentine marble very porous? If so, then IDK. But if not, I think you'll be fine. People are getting too obsessed with cleanliness, IMHO. Remember, the dough will be baked. i.e., undergo thermal treatment, for at least 12 minutes, usually. |
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| Absolutely roll on it--I'd wipe with a water-dampened cloth to get off any residual cleaners, but that's it. They are plenty clean. But...serpentine is a bit different from most marbles--I know the stuff I almost got would soak up grease (one reason it was disqualified). So, no worries for health reasons, but test your stone first to be sure you won't get a pie crust shaped grease spot! (Or so you can figure out a way to remove it, if needed.) |
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- Posted by localeater (My Page) on Thu, Oct 4, 12 at 18:24
| "roll on me", says the marble meekly, "please, it smells so good" |
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| thanks, The dough for a pizza is rising and soon I can roll it out. What a pleasure after broken laminate counters. I used to roll dough on a silpat. I am blown away by how easy it is to clean up the kitchen. There are places for everything and all the surfaces wipe up real easy. I am incredibly lucky. |
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- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Thu, Oct 4, 12 at 19:21
| Sounds yummy! I, too, amazed sometimes at how much easier is it to work in my new kitchen compared to my old. There's a difference between learning to make do with a bad layout and enjoying a truly functional space. That's why some of the layout threads get heated sometimes. We that have functional kitchens want to see everyone with an easy-to-cook-in one. My favorite dough to roll on my marble is my grandma's cinnamon rolls, now a family tradition.
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| Doesn't count if there's no recipe, and that goes for pizza dough as well as cinnamon rolls! |
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| Pan Pizza from Cooks Illustrated Dough 4 1/2 C flour 1 1/2 T quick raising yeast 1 T sugar 2 t salt 1/4 C olive oil 1 3/4 C warm water Put first 4 in food processor and pulse Slowly add the oil and water with the machine on till dough forms a smooth ball. Put the dough in an oiled bowl and cover for 1 1/2 -2 hrs Turn the Dough out on a floured board, counter etc. |
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| Thanks, Ohno. We've been working on finding the perfect crust here lately and will give this one a try. :) |
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| Sounds yummy! Are you using the dough blade or just the regular blade in the food processor? Breezy, Please rise to the occasion and share the recipe. :-) |
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| Those cinnamon rolls look wonderful! |
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