Salt Dough Recipe
Posted by the folks at Cow & Lizard on Nov 16th 2015
Salt Dough is easy to mix up in your kitchen and can provide hours of fun for your kids to create their masterpieces. From letters to beads and everything in between, your kids imaginations will surprise you. When baked, the salt dough hardens and can be painted. A wonderful afternoon of kids crafts!
Salt Dough Recipe
Ingredients:
- 10 oz plain flour
- 10 oz salt
- 2/3 cup room temperature water
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- water based paint
Equipment:
- mixing bowl
- mixing spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- rolling pin
- non-stick baking sheet
- cookie cutters (optional)
- paint brushes
Steps:
- mix the salt and water together in a mixing bowl until the salt is dissolved
- add flour, vegetable oil and stir until the mixture become stiff
- knead the mixture with your hands in the bowl until it forms a firm dough
- sprinkle flour on a work surface and place dough ball on it
- roll out the dough in even thickness
- cut out shapes or mold the dough into desired shapes or forms
- place creations on baking sheet
- bake at 210 F for one hour or until hard
- turn off oven and allow to cool inside the oven
- used water-based paint and a brush to paint
- add other decorations as desired
Have fun!