I made these wooden dough paddles for my wife when she makes bread.

They were made out of leftover maple off cuts. Then wood butter applied. 

Originally paddles like these were used to make pasta. Specifically gnocci. But they also can be used for molding dough, butter, etc.

They are an essential piece of equipment for any home butter enthusiast and / or baker.

 

The deep grooves are perfect for shaping and removing excess liquids and shaping gnocchi and other dumplings. 

 

 

It also allows you to give the dough a beautiful texture finish.

My wife really likes them when shaping her bread dough after removal from her bread machine which kneads it. 

Simple but very effective.

Think Christmas guys!

Thanks for looking!

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Cheers!
MrRick

Nicely done! Our neighbor, an Italian, uses a similar board for her gnocchis 

They are extremely handy! My wife uses them all the time. 

 

They have a history dating back to at least the 16th century. They emerged as an essential utensil in Northern Italy where the cooler climate was better suited for potatoes than traditional pasta grains. 

 

Awesome in the kitchen!!

One of these days, I'm gonna make one of these-

 

Tried with maple but it was a little too brittle. Seems most commercial ones are from Beech.

1 hour ago, lew said:

.... Tried with maple but it was a little too brittle. Seems most commercial ones are from Beech.

 

I would have thought Maple is best. I guess it depends what kind. Another good wood is Dogwood. It's harder than Maple but very machinable. I use it for the boxing on my moulding planes instead of boxwood which I can't get.