Salt Dough Recipes

(Learn how to make these ornaments at Blog Our Lake Life)

Salt Dough is relatively cheap to make and so much fun for everyone.

There is so much you can do with salt dough.

Make hand print or foot print keepsakes.

Ornaments to hang on the tree.

You can make pretty much anything with salt dough.

The best part is that it's easy,

non-toxic,

and as I mentioned,

cheap!

Here are two easy to follow recipes to make your own salt dough:

Recipe 1:

1 cup salt

1 cup flour

1/2 cup water (may need to add more)

1) Combine salt and flour in a large bowl

2) Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the water

3) Knead until smooth and shape into a ball

4) When not using wrap in plastic or store in an air tight container

Hint: For softer dough you can add more flour. More salt will give it a granulous texture.You can color your dough using food coloring in the batter. If your going to paint it you don't need to use food color. 

Recipe 2:

4 cups flour

1 cup salt

1 1/2 cups hot water

2 teaspoons veggie oil

1) Combine salt and flour in a mixing bowl

2) Gradually add water until the mixture becomes elastic

3) Add veggie oil

Hint: If your dough is too sticky add more flour. If it's too crumbly add more water.

There are 2 days to cure your salt dough creations.

1) Your can let them air dry. This could take a day or two depending on the thickness of your creation. 

2) Bake at 200 degrees F. It's much faster to cure this way.

(Note: I've had a few creations get pockets of air in them and break from not using a rolling pin. Its always better if you can flatten out the air with a rolling pin so this doesn't happen to you.)