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I'm married to Tim (delivery driver and gorgeous musician), have 2 daughters, live on the south coast of the UK and have 1 aging cat (Hemmingway or Hemmy for short). I love reading, yoga, crafts, baking, daft old comedies, music and teaching.

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Friday, August 07, 2009

Playdough

Another post - I'm on a roll today  

I made playdough for April last night and thought I'd share the recipe because it's really, really gorgeous - so much better than the stinking shop brought variety.

To make a fairly big lump of dough you will need:

1 cup plain flour

1/2 cup salt

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

- mix all these dry ingredients together in a saucepan.

In a jug combine:

1 cup water

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon food colouring

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

- Gradually add this to the dry mix until you have a smooth liquid.

- Cook over a low heat, stirring continuously. It will appear to not be doing anything for a while and then suddenly it will start to lump together. Take it off the heat as soon as it comes away from the sides and continue stirring into a ball. Leave to cool for a bit (until you can handle it) and then knead unto a smooth lump. Store in the fridge in a plastic ziploc type bag (make sure you squeeze the air out) and bring out to warm a little before using. It should store well for WEEKS before you need to chuck it and make a fresh batch.