Rolling pins

I prefer the dowel type of rolling pin without handles - it’s basically a straight cylinder of wood, about 40cm long and 5cm in diameter. Nylon rolling pins can also be useful, because dough won’t stick to them as easily. For rolling yufka and baklava dough, I use a 22mm diameter dowel that is 60cm long (dowels are usually 120cm in length, so one dowel will make two rolling pins). An 8mm diameter dowel is used for forming one of the baklava pastries.