to the refrigerator on the silpat and salvage it Once you are more comfortable you will be able to work directly on a work surface dusted with flour First make sure your work area is ready and that all your tools are close at hand; then take the dough out of the refrigerator Dust the silpat or work surface with flour and place the dough on top Press the dough flat with the rolling pin, then roll it out to a rectangle that is 18 inches long by 7½ inches wide Roll gently and evenly in one direction only Keep sliding the dough on the silpat to make sure that it doesn’t stick; if it sticks, stop rolling and dust the rolling surface with a small amount of flour Roll the dough a little longer and wider than 18 ì 7ẵ inches to allow for shrinkage, because dough always shrinks due to the gluten in the flour Remove the butter block from the refrigerator and place it on your work surface, leaving it wrapped in plastic Tap it gently on the top surface for 30 seconds with the rolling pin in order to make it more pliable while not changing its shape or size If the butter is not pliable it will not allow itself to be rolled out Instead it will shatter Position the rolled-out dough and the silpat horizontally on the counter (with the long side closest to you) Unwrap the butter and place it on the left half of the rectangle It should cover half the dough with a very small margin on the sides Fold the right half of the dough over the butter block and seal all seams so that the butter is ... side closest to you) Unwrap the butter and place it on the left half of the rectangle It should cover half the dough with a very small margin on the sides Fold the right half of the dough over the butter block and seal all seams... always shrinks due to the gluten in the flour Remove the butter block from the refrigerator and place it on your work surface, leaving it wrapped in plastic Tap it gently on the top surface for 30 seconds with the rolling... changing its shape or size If the butter is not pliable it will not allow itself to be rolled out Instead it will shatter Position the rolled-out dough and the silpat horizontally on the counter (with the long side closest to you)