So easy. Loads of fun and it's ready within minutes. And..if the younger ones sneak a bite--it's safe to eat..of course it IS for play!
Ingredients:
-2 cups all purpose flour
-1/2 cup salt (fine ground like table salt or sea salt works just not the big crystals)
-3 tablespoons veg oil (I've used coconut oil at room temp before too and I actually prefer it)
-2 tbl sp. cream of tartar (powder)
-2 cups boiling water
-food coloring (optional, but I like to color mine)
--some mamas also like to add lavender essential oil but I skip this personally.
Directions
1) mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a bowl (whisk works best to blend dry Ingredients then add oil)
2) take water off the stove once it comes to a rolling boil and add it in a half a cup at a time to the dry-ish ingredients. at first I stir with a wooden spoon, but it's not too hot to knead with your hands which is what I end up doing. Knead until it's slick but not sticky.
------side note: too sticky: add a little flour and too dry add a little more oil
3) I then separate them into smaller bowls depending how many different colors I want to make, knead in the coloring (yes your hands will get a little stained in the end and if you make red dough let me tell you it's a little horrific ha!) The color does eventually blend and it's good to go!
Store in air tight containers and enjoy!
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