Salt Dough

This really easy dough can be used for crafts. My original recipe makes quite a lot of dough so I have halfed it for this recipe

Ingredients;

• Salt 1/2 C

• All Purpose flour 1 C

• Water 1/ 2 C

• Food colouring (optional)

Other things you will need;

• bowl

• measuring cup

• mixing spoon

• oven

• cookie cutters (you can use new ones that are only for these types of crafts)

• chopstick, skewer or toothpick

• parchment paper

• rolling pin

• ribbon or string

• paint (if you want to do that instead of the food colouring)

• paint brushes (an if you are using the paint)

How to make the Dough;

First measure out the dry ingredients.

Then add the water slowly until it makes a dough. It might start to get a little tough to mix by the end.

You may have to knead the dough to make it come fully together (this is where you would split it in to the different colors you want and add food colouring).

To roll out dough to 1/4 of an inch (I’ve found the easiest, less messy, way to do so is to place it between two parchement sheets).

Stamp with desired cookie cutters (don’t forget to place a hole where you want it to hang from if you are making an ornament).

Bake at 250 F for about 2 hours (or until it is dry).

If you would rather paint your dough than use food colouring you would do this after they are dry.