Apple Spice Play-Dough

So Goopy Gal, we hear you are into concoctions, how about some recipes already?!

Here's one I always begin on a table top in my classroom for the beginning of school. In Judaism, we follow a lunar calendar. The beginning of the Jewish Calendar begins in the month of Tishrei which, almost always coincides with the beginning of school. The holiday is called "Rosh Hashannah" or head of the year. Our new year. Apples are a huge symbol of the holiday, round and sweet they represent the cycle of the year. My favorite play dough recipe is the following (I usually double the recipe for classroom use, but honestly, making two small batches yields the softest, squishiest dough):

You need:

• 2 cups plain flour (all purpose)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 tablespoons cream of tartar (the more the better) so I don't usually measure this ingredient
• Up to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right)
• food colouring (optional) I usually start my year with plain old white play dough
• Apple Pie Spice (a lot of it, pour in until it smells awesome and "appley")
• What to do:

• Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl
• Add food coloring or liquid watercolor to the boiling water then into the dry ingredients (color optional)
• Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough
• Allow it to cool down then take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone. * This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it’s the perfect consistency!*

(If it remains a little sticky then add a touch more flour until just right)

Happy playing!

xoxo

GG