Ingredients:
- Maida- 1/4 cup (All Purpose Flour)
- Corn flour- 1/4
- Warm water- 1/4 cup or less
- Food color of choice- a few drops
- Oil- 1 tsp
- Vinegar/ Lime juice- 1 tsp
- Flavored essence- any (3-5 drops)
Method:
- Add maida and corn flour to a bowl.
- Add oil, lime juice or vinegar to it.
- Mix well.
- To warm water, add food color.
- Or, you can add the food color directly to the flour mix after adding water.
- Do not add water all at a time.
- Despite the original recipe suggesting the use of 1 cup water for 1 cup mix of both flours, it required far less.
- Add flavored essence of your choice if using vinegar.
- I missed this step. Now, my play dough has a pungent vinegar smell.
- Mix it into a paste.
- Preferably use hands to bring it together into a dough.
- You can see the elasticity of the dough as you mix.
- If it is too dry, add little more water.
- If it is too sticky sprinkle some flour and lightly knead it.
- Made it into a thick disc and dry on a plate away from direct sunlight or wind.
- Turn the disc carefully after 5-7 minutes.
- It usually doesn't stick. But, as a precaution, you can brush some oil to the plate before placing the disc for drying.
- The top layer of the dough will look a bit cracked.
- Simply roll it into a ball between your palms.
- Or give it to your children. The more we knead it, the smoother and elastic it gets.
- Store in an airtight box.
- I am not yet sure how long it will last. I'm assuming a few months (4-7).
Extra Info:
- I did not take stepwise pictures the first time. Will upload once I try with other colors as well.
- Our stock of corn flour was over, so my play dough is limited to two colors.
- I mixed and kneaded the pink dough with the blue dough to get a lavender shaded play dough.
- Half the quantities or double them depending on the amount of play dough you require.
