Homemade Playdough

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Hikayandy,

This thread should help: Homemade Playdough I'll add your thread to it later to keep the recipes together.

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rosie383

The nursery teacher who gave me the recipe that I have been using for years, said not to bother with heating it in a pan (mind you microwave is a good idea). I just use boiling water instead and it does the trick.

kayandy_2

thanks this is great do i need to use the cream of tartar as cant find any anywere x

rsdiscos

just to add asda have got a string bag with about 25 biscuit cutters in for just under £2. There's loads of interesting shapes in there. I thought it was good value.

smithyjules

kayandy wrote: »

thanks this is great do i need to use the cream of tartar as cant find any anywere x

No it's not essential, try it without and see how you go. Its usually next to the baking powder/bicarb of soda and in a similar pot.

LJM

i just find the cram of tartar makes it last a bit longer i have been using the same recipe for 10 years and never buy shop bought cant stand the stuff

snowleopard61

I'm planning to make some playdough as an extra little present for a toddler family member for Christmas. I used to make it for my own children when they were small, and know it was a cooked recipe I used (as I believe it lasts longer), but I don't seem to have it any more. Many of the recipes I've seen online are either for 'no-cook' playdough, or give US measurements in cups, which I always find thoroughly confusing. Does anyone have a recipe for cooked playdough in either imperial or metric weights please?

Failing that I'll have to give it a go with the US recipes I suppose! :think:

lilian1977

I always use this conversion page - really good: http://www.deliaonline.com/conversion-tables.html

snowleopard61

Thank you. That actually is very helpful - as it's specific about what you're measuring, it makes it possible to convert volume measures to weight measures. It should prove useful for future reference in other recipes too.:T

LittleBrownFrog

This is my mother-in-law's recipe:

1 cup plain flour
1 cup water (add food colouring to the water if required)
1/2 cup salt
1 tbsp cooking oil
2 tsp cream of tartar

Mix the ingredients together in a large saucepan, stir over a low heat until it turns in to playdough.

I know it's measured in cups, but it works. I just use a normal mug to measure & it's worked every time so far.

hth