Parchment paper/Waxed paper?

[Pembo]

The recipe I have says to put the dough between two pieces of parchment paper to roll out....can I use waxed paper or will the pp work better?

 

[Lib E]

The recipe I have says to put the dough between two pieces of parchment paper to roll out....can I use waxed paper or will the pp work better?

You can sub the waxed for rolling. Parchment is a bit stiffer, but waxed should do the job.

 

[kristilew]

It would probably help to flour the waxed paper a little

 

[bookgirl]

Parchment and was are pretty much interchangable, EXCEPT where heat is involved....wax will melt off so you have to use parchment then, but for rolling out a room tempture dough you should be okay.

 

[Lib E]

It would probably help to flour the waxed paper a little

That will make it a bit easier to release, but usually a recipe that calls for dough to be rolled between paper does so because you do not want to add any additional flour to the dough.

The first time I ever bought parchment paper was to roll something out. I'm hooked on the stuff now. I use it for bacon in the oven, cookies, biscuits, lining cake pans. I love the stuff.

 

[ChristmasElf]

Parchment paper can be found in the same section that foil and wax paper are found.
Parchment paper is just a teeny bit thicker than the wax paper and can withstand high temps in the oven.

 

[Kathi OD]

For your purpose I would use the parchment, as the dough could stick to the waxed paper.