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salt dough recipe

 

Salt dough is a fabulous, quick, and easy clay-type material that is easily made at home. The sky is the limit for what you can use it for. With this simple salt dough recipe, you can make keepsake ornaments and handprints, dinosaur bones, or even an erupting volcano!

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Ingredients

1 cup salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup lukewarm water

Directions

1. In a large bowl mix salt and flour.

2. Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy consistency.

3. With your hands form a ball with your dough and knead it for at least 5 minutes. The longer you knead your dough the smoother it will be.

You can paint your creations with acrylic paints and seal with varnish or polyurethane spray.

You can let your salt dough creations air dry, however, the salt dough can also be dried in the oven, too. Bake at 200 F until your creation is dry. The amount of time needed to bake your creations depends on size and thickness; thin flat ornaments may only take 45-60 minutes, thicker creations can take 2-3 hours or more. You can increase your oven temperature to 350 F, your dough will dry faster but it may also brown, which won’t matter if you are painting your entire creation (you can also cover your dough in the oven before it turns brown).

There are a few options to color your salt dough: 1. Add powdered tempera paint to your flour, 2. add food coloring or paint to the water before you mix it with the salt/flour, or 3. add natural colorings like instant coffee, cocoa, or curry powder.

Have extra? Store your salt dough in an air-tight container and you will be able to use it for days!

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