I do all my bread kneading and shaping on parchment paper sprinkled with flour. I don't like to have the mess on my counter top to clean up. My counter tops are butcher block so it seems to be room temp. I let my dough rise in a pre heated low warmed oven.
Tip: If parchment paper won't lay flat, wad it up and then smooth it out. Lays flat on the counter and on a cookie sheet.