Post by kristalina on Jul 22, 2014 16:57:43 GMT
This is a recipe for dough that will become hard after cooking in a low temp oven. (200 f) You can mold it freehand or use molds to make ornaments, or to put your childs hand prints in etc.
Ingredients:
2 cups plain flour (all purpose)
2 cups salt
1 cup warm water (add a little more if too dry but start with this amount)
Glitter in different colors if you want sparkle dough
Gel food coloring in rainbow shades. The Wilton Gel Icing Colors are super vibrant
Instructions:
Combine the salt and flour then pour in the water gradually, stopping when it has become dough-like and not too sticky. There should be no residue left on your fingers when you touch it. Knead it on a floured surface for a few minutes to make it soft, workable and stretchy, like you would with any dough. It’s possible to add too much or too little water, so just balance the other ingredients to adjust it if it isn't workable.
Separate the dough into 7 balls of equal size and push a dent into each one. Into the dents add a small amount of each of the gel colours, then fold the doughs over and over until the colors are mixed in (try to avoid touching the gel directly as it does stain for a few hours.) It takes a bit of work to get the color completely through the dough but it’s worth it.
Create your shapes. Don't make them thicker than 1/2 inch or they won't dry properly.
Put them on a baking tray and into the oven on very low heat to “air dry” them for 3 hours. I like to put them on parchment paper but it's not necessary. The oven should be around 200 degrees F . If your shapes are thick, you may need to leave them in the oven a little longer, maybe even up to 2 hours longer.
After hardening, the colors fade a little and are not as vibrant. You can apply some clear glue or clay varnish and they will brighten up.
modified slightly from theimaginationtree.com
Ingredients:
2 cups plain flour (all purpose)
2 cups salt
1 cup warm water (add a little more if too dry but start with this amount)
Glitter in different colors if you want sparkle dough
Gel food coloring in rainbow shades. The Wilton Gel Icing Colors are super vibrant
Instructions:
Combine the salt and flour then pour in the water gradually, stopping when it has become dough-like and not too sticky. There should be no residue left on your fingers when you touch it. Knead it on a floured surface for a few minutes to make it soft, workable and stretchy, like you would with any dough. It’s possible to add too much or too little water, so just balance the other ingredients to adjust it if it isn't workable.
Separate the dough into 7 balls of equal size and push a dent into each one. Into the dents add a small amount of each of the gel colours, then fold the doughs over and over until the colors are mixed in (try to avoid touching the gel directly as it does stain for a few hours.) It takes a bit of work to get the color completely through the dough but it’s worth it.
Create your shapes. Don't make them thicker than 1/2 inch or they won't dry properly.
Put them on a baking tray and into the oven on very low heat to “air dry” them for 3 hours. I like to put them on parchment paper but it's not necessary. The oven should be around 200 degrees F . If your shapes are thick, you may need to leave them in the oven a little longer, maybe even up to 2 hours longer.
After hardening, the colors fade a little and are not as vibrant. You can apply some clear glue or clay varnish and they will brighten up.
modified slightly from theimaginationtree.com
