Wednesday, December 7, 2011

christmas recipe for the kids : gingerbread playdough

hello everyone

found this great recipe for kids i know when i was younger i loved playing with playdough now my mum never made her own but this is a great way to have during the holiday and saves money too :) also makes a great gift for the blog post with step by step instructions and a recipe for editable gingerbread go to the sweet adventures of sugarbelle 

gingerbread playdough

ingredients

1 c all purpose flour
1/2 c salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tbsp cinnamon 
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp of ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 c water
1 tsp orange extract (optional)

instructions

in a medium saucepan whisk together dry ingredients . next mix in water, oil and orange extract and stir until a thick batter is formed. cook the mixture over low/ medium heat until a think dough forms. turn out onto parchment paper and kneed until smooth. makes 2 cups of dough