Monday, November 15, 2010

BEST home made play dough

I made this dough over 6 months ago and it's STILL good!

What you need:
  1. 1 Cup all purpose flour
  2. 1/2 cup salt
  3. 2 tablespoons Cream of Tartar (not to be mistaken for tartar sauce - this can be found in the baking aisle usually near the baking soda)
  4. 1 tablespoon vegitable oil
  5. 1 cup water
  6. *Optional: food colouring, nice smelling essential oils, spices and/or glitter
What to do:
  1. Mix first 4 ingredients into a pan
  2. add water and mix well
  3. cook on stove over medium heat for 3-5 minutes (you will begin to wonder if it'll ever firm up just before it actually forms into dough)
  4. once dough has formed, knead for 5 minutes (you can split up add food colouring halfway through kneading)
**Tips**
  • if you want to make a big batch of a single colour - add the food colouring to the water before cooking on the stove
  • you can add essential oils (replace veg oil) or even sugar free drink mix (jello mix too) to make dough smelly - add spices, like cinnamon or ginger, for a sublte smell
  • Store in a ziplock bag or airtight container

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