Gluten-Free Play Dough

There are a few children at our local playgroup with intolerances to gluten, so I took it upon myself to create a wheat free alternative as well as experimenting with using natural food dyes to colour the dough.

So here it is:

Ingrediants

• 2 Cups Rice Flour
• ½ Cup Salt (the finer the grind the better)
• 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
• 4 Teaspoons Cream of Tartar
• 2 Cups Water
• Food Colour

Instructions

Cook dough on medium heat for 3-5 mins or until the mix is too hard to stir. Turn out onto smooth surface and knead while warm to smooth out any lumps and evenly distribute colour.

TIP: Wear kitchen gloves when kneading to save your hands as the dough can be quite hot

This dough has the same consistency as the commercial doughs, it’s the best recipe that I have come across. Turns out perfect every time!

Natural Dye

I wanted to make a yellow dough so I just added some turmeric power to my mix. But other natural colours can be sourced from dark juices, berries, beetroot, red or brown onion skins, plants, flowers etc.

The inspriration for the natural dyeing came from One Golden Apple