Kids love play dough, my son in contrary loves to eat play dough!!!
The moment we open the box he will pinch a small portion and pop it in his mouth. So I had stopped buying play dough for a long time. When I saw this Edible Play Dough Recipe, I jumped on it and immediately made a batch, of course with help of my little one, a messy affair!!! But worth the fun.It was very soft to work with and super tasty too !!!!
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Now on to the recipe
How to make Edible Play Dough
Ingredients
1. Plain all purpose flour
2. Cooking oil ( I used sunflower oil)
3. Food colors – The food colors can either be liquid or powder. I used a powder, to which I added water to make a solution.
4. Salt
5. Water
Method
1. Take the flour in a large bowl.
2. To the flour add the required amount of salt.
3. Pour water into the flour and 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in it.
4. Knead the dough evenly, if required more oil can be added.
5. If it is sticky, add more flour.
6. When a soft consistency is attained, make the dough into small sections with craters.
7. In the craters pour the food colors.
8. Use a glove ( I have used a surgical glove, as we have a bunch always at home, kitchen gloves also work fine) to mix the individual dough. Please lubricate the gloves with oil, as the dough may stick with the glove. Please use a separate glove for each color or wash after mixing each color.
9. An alternative method, the dough can be placed in a zip lock polythene bag, close the zip and knead the dough into the color required.
10. Viola!!! Your Edible Play Dough is ready!!!
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Believe me, it is not that easy as this sounds, it takes multiple attempts to master the art of blending the dough to the perfect consistency.
Do mail me(at jhashar25@gmail.com) your photos of home made play dough which will be posted to the FB page of My Little Moppet.
Natural food colors like beetroot, carrot juice can also be used instead of synthetic colors. Will post the recipe with natural food colors soon.
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FAQs
1. What is Plain all purpose flour?
Plain all purpose flour is refined wheat or Maida.
2. What food can colors be used?
Any branded food color can be used, either in liquid or powdered form.
3. Can this play dough be stored?
Yes, this edible play dough can be stored in an airtight container for more than a month.
4. Can the play dough be made by kids?
Yes, it is easy for the kids to make but please don’t allow them to mix the colors.
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- Plain all purpose flour
- Cooking oil ( I used sunflower oil)
- Food colors - The food colors can either be liquid or powder. I used a powder, to which I added water to make a solution.
- Salt
- Water
- Take the flour in a large bowl.
- To the flour add the required amount of salt.
- Pour water into the flour and 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil in it.
- Knead the dough evenly, if required more oil can be added.
- If it is sticky, add more flour.
- When a soft consistency is attained, make the dough into small sections with craters.
- In the craters pour the food colors.
- Use a glove ( I have used a surgical glove, as we have a bunch always at home, kitchen gloves also work fine) to mix individual dough. Please lubricate the gloves with oil, as the dough may stick with the glove.
- Please use separate glove for each color or wash after mixing each color.
- Alternative method, the dough can be placed in a zip lock polythene bag, close the zip and knead the dough into the color required.
- Viola!!! Your Edible Play Dough is ready!!!