HEMP/G.F. PLAY DOUGH
I HAVE BEEN A MUM with small children to entertain, so I know what it feels like.
Children need lots to occupy them, and playing and making things is beneficial. How about making some GF PLAY DOUGH. You cannot guarantee the play dough on the market is GF - you don't think of it as food, but children have been known to nibble. More than that - they always try things by licking or eating.
Add the following ingredients in the order I have them here, to a saucepan over gentle heat (or a double saucepan) until they are smooth and blended.
*blend the water into the flour a bit at a time to get a smooth paste, then add the rest of the ingredients, then put it on the stove.
*2 cups of GF flour, 2 cups of warm water, 1 tablespoons of hemp oil, 2 tablespoon of GF cream of tartar (a powder you can get from the jam making section of the supermarket), 1 cup of salt. (food colourings if you require these).
Keep stirring until the mixture is pliable like a bread dough, then remove from the heat, place in a ceramic bowl and knead, punch and then shape it into balls the size of a small fist. To store your Play Dough, wrap each ball in clingwrap and store in an airtight container so that it doesn't dry out.
If you want to colour this mix, you can add food colourings, but go very gently, a tiny drop is all that is needed. Make a ball of each colour, and keep them separate in the fridge by wrapping each ball in clingwrap etc as above.
You could of course encourage kiddies to eat the dough by omitting the salt and adding hemp powder, and a little oil. Not only will they eat it, it will be nourishing. If the kids know it's play dough and they shouldn't eat it, they of course will want to. You will have to throw it out at the end though, because without the salt it won't keep, however, for your budding Picassos, you will still be able to dry out the play dough sculptures in the store and paint when cool and hard.
Children need lots to occupy them, and playing and making things is beneficial. How about making some GF PLAY DOUGH. You cannot guarantee the play dough on the market is GF - you don't think of it as food, but children have been known to nibble. More than that - they always try things by licking or eating.
Add the following ingredients in the order I have them here, to a saucepan over gentle heat (or a double saucepan) until they are smooth and blended.
*blend the water into the flour a bit at a time to get a smooth paste, then add the rest of the ingredients, then put it on the stove.
*2 cups of GF flour, 2 cups of warm water, 1 tablespoons of hemp oil, 2 tablespoon of GF cream of tartar (a powder you can get from the jam making section of the supermarket), 1 cup of salt. (food colourings if you require these).
Keep stirring until the mixture is pliable like a bread dough, then remove from the heat, place in a ceramic bowl and knead, punch and then shape it into balls the size of a small fist. To store your Play Dough, wrap each ball in clingwrap and store in an airtight container so that it doesn't dry out.
If you want to colour this mix, you can add food colourings, but go very gently, a tiny drop is all that is needed. Make a ball of each colour, and keep them separate in the fridge by wrapping each ball in clingwrap etc as above.
You could of course encourage kiddies to eat the dough by omitting the salt and adding hemp powder, and a little oil. Not only will they eat it, it will be nourishing. If the kids know it's play dough and they shouldn't eat it, they of course will want to. You will have to throw it out at the end though, because without the salt it won't keep, however, for your budding Picassos, you will still be able to dry out the play dough sculptures in the store and paint when cool and hard.
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