The Best Play Dough Recipe

"This recipe is from my children's preschool art teacher. This truly is the best ever playdough recipe. It will last for several months in an airtight container. No refrigeration is needed. In addition to the food coloring you can add extracts or spices to give it different smells, though these can change how much flour you need to add."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
1 batch
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ingredients

  • 2 12 cups flour, plus more
  • 12 cup salt
  • 1 tablespoon alum (a preservative usually found with the spices at the grocery)
  • 1 34 cups boiling water
  • 2 tablespoons salad oil
  • food coloring
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directions

  • Mix flour and salt in a large bowl.
  • In a glass measuring cup, mix alum, water, oil, and color and add to the flour/salt mixture. Stir until slightly cool.
  • Knead well, adding flour until it stops sticking to your hands.
  • Keep in an airtight container when not in use.

Questions & Replies

  1. Does this dough dry well enough (no major cracks) to paint? My grandson has some dinosaur molds and cookie cutters he would like to make permanent art.
     
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Reviews

  1. Best recipe I've found! Easy to do and the kids love that they can help! We used kool aid instead of food coloring :)
     
  2. AWESOME and easy to make! My daughter loved it. It doesn't stick to the table either!
     
  3. This is really great and soft. The kids helped and are having a great time playing with it. It doesn't stick to the table either. I made a teal green and added a little peppermint extract. Thanks! This lasted forever. I mean, like, months in a butter container! I put this into my book#234006.
     
  4. Best playdoh recipe EVER! Using alum instead of cream of tartar makes the dough a really nice consistency. My 8year old granddaughter made a batch today and it is the perfect playdoh!!! I won’t use any other recipe. Using exact measurements ensures it comes out the same every single time. Also, found that if my water is actually boiling when I add it, it seems to bind and mix better. Thanks food.com ??
     
  5. I had to add a lot more flour for it not to stick. Anyone else??
     
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Tweaks

  1. Best recipe I've found! Easy to do and the kids love that they can help! We used kool aid instead of food coloring :)
     

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