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Homemade Playdough Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Momoften / All my dishes 1 year ago One way to save money and have a fun afternoon during a cold and rainy fall/winter day is to make playdough. This is the first time I have done it in the microwave and I will never go back to the stovetop. Prep:10m Cook:2m Servings:2	Momoften
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Ingredients

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt (the cheapest stuff)

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

4 teaspoons oil

1 cup water

Directions

Combine the dry ingredients.

Heat the water in the microwave 1 minute.

Stir the oil into the water.

Using a whisk and stir the flour and water together until smooth.

Microwave on high for 2 minutes (I have a 1400 watt microwave).

Using a rubber spatula, stir together, scraping from the bottom, it will be very stiff.

Turn out onto the counter and carefully knead until smooth and cool; it will be very hot at first.

Split into two parts and using food colorin paste, knead in until you reach the color you would like.

I figure this is two colors of dough for under 50 cents!

Store in an airtight container. It will last a good many playtimes.

It doesn't taste good, but it won't hurt the little ones who put everything in their mouth.

Other ways of making:

Add 1 package of koolaid to dry mix. The dough smells great!

Add cocoa powder for chocolate - smells great!

Add instant coffee and/or cocoa powder.

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Comments

morninlite 1 year ago said:
Yea "paylo"! I made this a lot when my kids were littler. We'll have to make some again. I agree, the microwave wins over stove top!

thegoldminer 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Hmmmmm. most interesting. JJ

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