I really love pies. Who doesn’t? And the best part seems to be the dough. Flaky, crunchy, delicious dough. Once you’ve had homemade, store bought doesn’t always cut it. But unless you’ve got a hired chef hanging out in the kitchen, homemade means you have to do it yourself. And I honestly dislike rolling dough.

Some people (like my husband) enjoy the meticulous patience required to do it.  I, on the other hand… don’t. I don’t like rolling anything for that matter, whether it’s cookie dough or pie dough or even clay for ceramics. I always get frustrated. It sticks, requires so much flour, and makes such a mess. Plus it’s time consuming. It’s a messy, anger-management time in the kitchen for me. So if you have that problem, here’s a trick that helps:

You can roll the dough between two sheets of plastic wrap! The same wrap you used when you refrigerated the dough. Just make sure the two layers aren’t bunched together on the ends so the dough has space to fill out. There is no mess and the dough won’t stick to the rolling pin. It’s such an easy solution, but one that doesn’t always come to mind.

Winter has been busy and Spring looks like it will be the same, but busy means more projects! Soon it will be time to garden and time to clean and organize. But for now, I leave you with the first crocus of the season coming up in our yard.