How to Use rolling pin in a Sentence

rolling pin

noun
  • The process requires a pot, three pans, a rolling pin and a blender.
    — Emily Weinstein, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • There’s no need to make pie dough and wrestle with a rolling pin here.
    — Cathy Barrow, idahostatesman, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Flour the surface a bit again and roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • To break up the cookies, use a knife, a rolling pin, or your hands.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • So get out your rolling pin and your pasta press, and get ready to get messy.
    — Emily Spicer, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Open the sheet of puff pastry and flatten with a rolling pin.
    — Meredith Brokaw and Ellen Wright, House Beautiful, 4 June 2014
  • Lightly dust a work surface and a rolling pin with the flour.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Hang the dough over the rolling pin and transfer to a 9-inch tart pan.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Press the dough down as much as possible with your rolling pin.
    — Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Let cool, then crush the roasted beans with a mallet or rolling pin.
    — Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Give the disks a few whacks with the rolling pin to soften them slightly.
    — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 25 May 2016
  • That was when Cheryl charged out of the kitchen wielding the rolling pin.
    — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2020
  • With a rolling pin, roll the dough into a ⅛-inch-thick circle.
    — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 23 July 2019
  • Roll the dough around the rolling pin and unroll it over the springform pan.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • Rock your rolling pin back and forth over the parchment to flatten the dough.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Very lightly flour a piece of parchment, your rolling pin, and the top of the dough.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 12 Feb. 2021
  • There's no need to reach for your rolling pin to make this version of chicken pot pie.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • With a rolling pin, roll out the pasta dough thin enough to fit through a pasta roller.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2018
  • The dough can be sticky, so don’t be shy about dusting your hands, rolling pin and counter with flour.
    — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Press the dough down and use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to a 3/4-inch thick disc.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out one ball of dough to form a 6-inch circle.
    — Nik Sharma, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • Trim the crusts off the bread slices and use a rolling pin to flatten each slice into a square.
    — Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • With the help of the rolling pin, lift and transfer the thin sheet of dough to the baking sheet.
    — cleveland, 25 June 2020
  • Fold the dough in half over the rolling pin and lift over a pie or tart pan then drop the dough into the pan.
    — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Very lightly flour a piece of parchment paper, your rolling pin and the top of the dough.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Use flour under and on top of the dough to keep it from sticking to the table or rolling pin.
    — Carrie Knauer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The mother of four then shared a video of Esti using a rolling pin to roll out dough.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
  • Use a rolling pin to roll dough into a round about 12 inches across and ⅛-inch thick.
    — Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • With a meat mallet or rolling pin, pound the pork pieces to a thickness of 3/8-inch.
    — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • If using a tart pan, use the rolling pin to roll over the top of the tart pan to trim the overhanging dough.
    — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 18 Dec. 2020

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