dough. Start by brushing your surface with water. Place a sheet of wax paper over the water and rub the wax paper , removing wrinkles and air bubbles. This ensures that the wax paper won't move. Next, sprinkle a little flour over the work surface to avoid the dough sticking. Use as little flour as possible to prevent the dough from becoming tough. Place a slightly flattened ball of dough in the center and lightly flour. Next, take a second sheet of wax paper and place on the dough. Roll dough from the center to the edges into a circle. Roll in slightly different spot each time in order to keep a round shape and even thickness. For a 9-inch pie pan, you want the diameter to be 12 inches. Wax paper generally comes in 12-inch widths. So, it's a great guide. When you invert your pie pan over the circle, you want to see about 1 inch of dough extend beyond the edge of the pan. When you're ready, peel away the top layer of wax paper . Gently slide your hand under the first layer of wax paper and lift the dough up. Holding the corners of the wax paper , turn over the dough and center it in the pan. Gently peel back the wax paper . You can also roll out pie dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. If you use plastic wrap, it's not necessary to