Play dough recipe?

[draught]

Does anyone have a good play dough recipe they can pass on? I was told that there was a good one on the back of the cream of tartar box but my supermarket doesn't stock c of t in boxes, so that was no use. The children's games book I have has a recipe with ingredients like "alum" - which strangely enough I don't stock in my pantry :rolleyes: So a recipe which uses everyday ingredients would be great.

[pinkandblue]

Uncooked Play Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 cup water
Food colouring

Mix flour and salt, add oil and water, add colouring, knead until smooth. If too sticky, knead in extra flour.


Cooked Play Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 cups water
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
food colouring

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook on medium heat for 3-5mins, stirring constantly until the dough becomes quite stiff. Knead for a few minutes to make very smooth.


Hot Water Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons cooking oil
3 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup boiling water
food colouring

Mix flour salt and cream of tartar, add oil and boiling water, add colour. Mix very quickly until smooth and stiff. Knead until smooth. If dough is sticky, knead in a little extra flour.


Microwave Play Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup warm water
another cup warm water
food colouring
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and 1 cup warm water. Mix together and stir. And another cup warm water, colouring and cooking oil. Mix to remove and lumps. Put in microwave for 2 minutes on med-high. Stir. Microwave for another minute, stir again. If sticky, microwave for a further 30secs.

[draught]

Thanks!!!! :D
I have all of the ingredients....now to decide which one to try first!

[willsmum]

This one makes up a smaller amount & lasts for months in an airtight container

1 cup plain flour
1 cup water
1/4 cup salt
2 tbspn cream of tartar
1 tspn cooking oil
few drops food colouring

mix over low heat in medium saucepan til comes together (you'll know when)

Let cool til you can handle it then knead until smooth.

[draught]

Thanks willsmum - will give it a go. We seem to go through a lot of the commercial stuff so I thought it was time I was a "good" mother and made some instead! :)

[Lallas' Mum]

I use the same recipe as Willsmum but I add a teaspoon of vanilla essence to the mixture. It makes the dough smell a lot better (which could be why everytime I turn my back my son is eating it!!!!):rolleyes: :)

[draught]

Thanks for the tip. dd1 eats the commercial stuff which smells awful, and her father's threats to take it away for the rest of her life don't seem to have much effect :rolleyes: so I figure at least if I make it I know what she is eating! And this way it will smell okay too!