Play Dough - flour

Method

• In a large saucepan combine flour, salt and cream of tartar.
• Then stir in the liquid ingredients: water and oil.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Turn on medium heat.
• Stir the batter continually until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan.
• This will take about 15 minutes depending on the heat level.
• You dont want to burn it but it needs to come together as a dough ball in the pan.
• Remove it from heat, allowing it to cool a bit.
• Then pull the dough out, knead it completely.
• It should be uniform, no lumps and very soft and pliable.
• Now you can divide it into portions for coloring.
• Ive used 7 colors of the rainbow which makes portions about the size of your fist.
• The Wilton food color comes in small jars.
• It is like a paste, therefore adding no liquid to the dough.
• Scoop out a toothpick full of paste and knead it into the dough.
• Add color until youve reached desired richness of color and it is uniformly colored.
• Then duplicate this with each color.
• Note: Your hands will stain but its food coloring so its not harmful.
• If you wish, wear gloves.
• Store the playdough in plastic airtight containers.