An apparatus is provided for stretching bread dough and the like comprising a rotating member that includes a plurality of planetary rollers that revolve along a circular orbit, a conveying device provided below said rotating member such that a first gap is provided, said first gap gradually decreasing from an inlet to an outlet for the bread dough, said conveying device including a plurality of rollers adapted so that the speed at which each roller rotates gradually increases from said inlet to the outlet for bread dough, and an arcuate plate provided below the rotating member and downstream of the plurality of rollers such that a second gap in which the bread dough is pressed by the plurality of rollers.