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Gluten-Free Playdough

Make gluten-free playdough with rice flour, cornstarch, salt, cream of tartar and oil. Safe for kids who can’t touch wheat flour.

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Sara Noel
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Gluten-free playdough

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Rice flour and cornstarch playdough cooked with cream of tartar and oil, colored with drink mix.
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Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
CourseDIY
Ingredients Equipment Directions Notes

What You’ll Need
  

  • ½ cup gluten-free rice flour
  • ½ cup corn starch or arrowroot
  • ½ cup salt
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • Kool-Aid powdered drink mix any flavour (or colour)

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • mixing bowl

Directions
 

  1. Put the rice flour, corn starch, and salt in a saucepan.
  2. Pour in the cream of tartar, water, and oil. Set the stovetop to low heat and stir everything together.
  3. Keep stirring for 3–5 minutes, until the mixture thickens.
  4. Take it off the heat. When it has cooled, knead until smooth.
  5. Tint it with Kool-Aid powder or drops of food colouring.

Notes

If the dough gets sticky after a few weeks, knead in extra rice flour.
Tag: Gluten-free.
Safety: NOT a food. Adult does the stovetop step. High salt; keep from dogs.
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