Christmas craft mag. playdough item help.

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I flicked through a craft magazine a few days ago which had an item on making Christmas labels using a playdough recipe made from cornflour.

Went back to buy it (no money originally!) but had forgotten which magazine and I couldn't find it in any I looked through.

If anyone has bought this magazine and can give me the details I would be grateful.

Katiehound

Sorry I don't have the magazine but wonder if this recipe for play dough would be any good for you

2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
4 teasp cream of tartar
2 Tablesp cooking oil
2 cup water

Cook in a saucepan like roux/ choux pastry until it forms a ball of dough
Food colouring can be added before cooking except for blue.
Knead when cool

Now I don't know how this bakes as it is used for playdough- stored in fridge and eventually thrown away! But guess it will bake in a slow oven like salt dough

quinechinoise

Are you sure it was playdough? Seems more likely to be saltdough.

Saltdough is just 1: 1: 2 of salt, water and flour i.e. 1 part salt, 1 part water, 2 parts flour. It dries or bakes hard and could be used for decorations - painted, varnished, etc. Playdough is designed to stay pliable for as long as possible.

lucym

This one uses cornflour.

http://woodsidekitchen.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/clay-christmas-decorations.html

picket_fence

Have to agree, salt dough sounds more likely

Well_Preserved

lucym's recipe is the one I saw on Pinterest.