Play Dough Recipe

[SofiEmiMom]

Hello. Does anyone have a successful play dough recipe? I realize that you can buy gluten-free play dough, but my daughter's preschool class is going to make their own for a class project. The teacher asked if I had a recipe that doesn't involve regular flour. I've never made any and didn't want to recommend a recipe until I know it works well. Thanks so much!

[gf4life]

I tripled this recipe to make enough for my daughter's kindergarten class and it came out fine, but I did need to cook it a bit longer until it was more firm and not so sticky.

Here is my recipe (altered by combining a recipe out of Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Foods for Kids by Shari L. Sanderson and a very old book called Caring and Cooking for the Allergic Child by Linda L. Thomas:

GLUTEN FREE PLAY DOUGH

1 1/4 cups rice flour (asian works great, give a smoother texture)

1/2 cup salt

2 teaspoons cream of tartar (very important, do not omit this ingredient)

1 package of unsweetened Kool-Aid, any flavor (adds color and scent, skip this and use a few drops of food coloring if you are afraid the children may want to eat it, although it is gluten-free and wouldn't hurt them)

1 cup water

1 tablespoon cooking oil

1.Mix dry ingredients in a heavy pan.

2.Add oil and water (and food coloring if not using Kool-Aid).

3.Cook for approximately 3 minutes (or more), stirring constantly, or until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan.

4.Knead lightly on clean surface when cool enough.

5.Store in an airtight container.

I made grape scented playdough and it came out a very nice purple color, with a grape kool-aid scent. My daughter said she got to play with it today and it was great. It's the first time she has got to use playdough since going gluten-free last spring. Now I'll have to get more cream of tartar so I can make other colors for the kids to use at home! :-)

God bless,

Mariann