Gluten free playdough
We love playdough. It’s so much fun to mold it into cute little balls, cars and bunny shapes and sometimes we even like to pop a fragment or two into our mouths.
So when someone recently sent me a link to an ad for a new aromatherapy gluten free playdough, it took me back to when my little fusspot had first started out on his gluten free diet.
We couldn’t work out why he kept getting a sore tummy even though we were supplying all his food at daycare. It was weeks before it dawned on us that he was gobbling up their playdough whenever he got the chance – which of course was made at the centre from wheat flour.
As soon as I discovered this I began making my own gluten free playdough to send with him each week, and in the end the daycare decided to switch from their recipe to my gluten free version so they didn’t have to worry about him when he was out of his usual room.
Unfortunately I can’t remember where I got the recipe from in order to give them credit but I thought I would put it up here for the benefit of everyone facing the same problem. So step up and take credit if you recognise this happy brew:
1/2 cup of rice flour
1/2 cup of corn flour
1/2 cup salt (I know that sounds like a lot)
2 tsp cream of tarter
1 cup water
1 tbsp sunflour oil.
Stick it all in a saucepan and mix it up together and as it heats it will clump together. When it looks like the right sort of density your playdough is ready. If you want to add pretty colours you can add a drop or two of colouring.
You may want to choose natural colours if you think your littlies are likely to have a bit of a chomp. You can reduce down some red cabbage, beetroot, spinach or carrot (in a little water) for some nice natural colours – just don’t add too much liquid if you want the playdough to keep its form. The end product can feel a little greasy when it’s warm so just watch which surfaces you put it on.
Store in a plastic bag in the fridge for a week or two or in the freezer for longer periods. Pop it out of the fridge about 30 mins before you plan to use it so its not too firm.
LH
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