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Gelato Play Dough
Home-made Gelato Play Dough. Photo: Ian MacPherson.
Always on the look out for a good play dough recipe like us? Well look no further. This recipe yields a soft, semi-gloss dough and if you add just a small amount of food colouring, you’ll make these pretty gelato colours like we did. Here’s the recipe:
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
4 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 cups water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Combine flour, salt and cream of tarter in a medium saucepan. Add water and vegetable oil and stir until mixed through. Place saucepan on a medium heat and stir mixture continuously until the mixture begins to congeal. Take off the heat and empty dough on to some parchment paper. Be careful – the dough will be hot to touch. Split dough into as many colours as you’d like to make, then add a drop or two of food colouring to each ball. Knead colouring in to dough completely before setting out to play. This playdough lasts for ages if stored properly in an airtight container.
Alissa says:
This is the one I use, so easy once you realise it’s meant to go ‘gluggy’ first! I also put glitter in ours, and once I’m sure DD won’t eat it, I’ll add cocoa…mmm chocolate scented playdough!
admin says:
Vanilla could work too huh?
Someday Crafts says:
This is beautiful play-do indeed! I linked to this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
Tara says:
this time of the year it can be a lot of fun to scent the play dough with pumpkin pie spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, etc). Smells SO good! I put this link on facebook and look forward to trying it out myself tomorrow.
hanim says:
thanks! can’t wait for the weekends… and try out this safe playdough :)
Valerie in CS says:
I made a full batch in a single color — instead of kneading the coloring into the dough, I added it in just before the dough really started coming together. No (green) colored hands! Also, since I ended up with a lovely shade of mint green, I added a teaspoon of mint extract to sweeten the deal. Delightful! The cream of tartar lends elasticity to the dough; don’t leave it out — but I ended up only using 2 tablespoons and the dough was plenty elastic for my needs.
Samantha says:
Loved this recipe!
Rosanna says:
I love this recipe. I’ve used it many times with great success. Here’s my personal tips:
* As per above put the colour in whilst cooking if doing one colour. Much easier and far less mess (if you get it on you hands make a baking soda paste and rub on hands – works a treat). I also put the glitter in at this time.
* I use my mixer to mix all ingredients first. Easier to make when you are not trying to get the lumps out whilst cooking.
* Once cooked I let it sit on the paper for a few minutes. It gets less gluggy as it cools and then very quickly comes together.
* Peppermint essence is also really nice and the Martha Stewart glitter range compliments the ‘gelato’ colours.
Hope this helps.
LMNOP says:
Thanks for your tips Rosanna!