Classic cooked playdough
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The old-fashioned playdough of flour, salt, cream of tartar, oil and water, cooked until it pulls together.
What You’ll Need
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 2 Tbsp. oil
- 2 cups water
- food coloring
Equipment
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Directions
- Put everything except the food coloring into a saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring all the time, for about 6 minutes, until the mixture pulls together on the spoon into a dough.
- Tip the dough onto waxed paper and let it cool until you can handle it.
- Knead until it feels soft and bendy.
- Work in food coloring to make different colors.
Notes
Keep in a covered container or plastic bag; no refrigeration needed. Dries out if left open. Readers warn not to skip the cream of tartar (one batch without it molded). Food coloring stains hands while kneading it in; readers suggest gloves or kneading inside a sealed bag.
Safety: NOT a food. Adult does the stovetop cooking; dough is hot. Very high salt content: a taste won’t hurt, but do not let kids eat it, and keep it away from dogs (salt dough can cause salt poisoning in pets). Contains wheat.