Use Your Breadmachine to Knead Play Dough

You can use your breadmachine to knead your homemade play dough!

First of all, did you know that homemade play dough is way better than store bought? It is so much more cohesive, and you aren't left with colorful little crumbs all over your kitchen floor each time the kids play with it.

Here is the recipe I use:

1 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. water
2 T. salad oil
Several drops food color

Mix dry ingredients in heavy saucepan. Next, add all liquid ingredients. Cook over medium heat until dough pulls away from sides of pan (about 3 minutes). Immediately remove from pan and place in the breadmachine to knead. Allow it to knead until it is all one even color. Store in an airtight plastic container (I use ready-to-spread frosting containers).

If you do this very often, the cream of tartar could get expensive. I buy mine in bulk at a health food store. Much cheaper than those little jars in the spice aisle of the supermarket. Make sure you use a 1/2 cup of salt (not 1/2 teaspoon). I made that mistake once, and we ended up with a moldy glob within a couple of days.