Day 1 · Yufka 1/3
Thinness
Tension
Skill
Master CelalTake the rolling pin, son.
Drag the rolling pin up and down over the dough.
On a keyboard: ↑ ↓ or W S.
From the tale “The Baklava Maker Who Learned Patience”

Go Ahead, Tear the Yufka

It is Antep, before dawn, and you are in Master Celal's shop. You are Yusuf, holding a rolling pin for the very first time. For three days you will roll out yufka, sprinkle pistachios over the tray and put the baklava in the oven.

  • ↕Drag the rolling pin up and down over the dough. Smooth, calm strokes make the dough thinner.
  • !Rush or force it and the dough gets tense and tears. When Tension fills up, wait a little and let the dough rest.
  • ♥If it tears, don't worry. Every tear adds to your skill, and Master Celal just says "Once more."