Gluten Free Playdoh

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On the first day of my daughter’s preschool, my daughter came home feeling sick like she does if she has been “glutened”. So I texted her teacher and asked what activities they did. Conclusion…playdoh. I had neglected to tell the teacher that playdoh, of course, has gluten in it. And even though she had the kids wash their hands before snack time…they are five years old, so there’s going to be some issues. The next school day, my daughter brought her own gluten free playdoh. And that solved that problem!

If you need a recipe for gluten free playdoh, this one is great! And it lasts a long time without getting dried out or moldy. This would also be great to put in your child’s Easter basket. I hope this will provide many hours of enjoyment for your kids or grandkids with celiac disease.

pink gluten free playdoh with accessories on a teal background

Gluten Free Playdoh

A soft and moldable "playdoh" recipe that is gluten free. Make shapes, roll out, and play to your hearts content with this fun salt dough.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Kneading Time 5 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course other

Equipment

  • 1 medium pan
  • measuring cups, spoons,
  • parchment paper or plastic cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 C rice flour
  • 1/3 C arrowroot flour
  • 1/2 C sea salt, fine or coarse grind both work
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 C water
  • 2 tsp coconut oil I use refined coconut oil
  • 2 drops food coloring make sure it's gluten free! regular food coloring works best for this; gel food coloring tends to come off on the hands as you play with the dough

Instructions
 

  • In a medium sauce pan, add all ingredients. Turn on medium heat and stir constantly. In about 5 minutes, you'll notice your dough thickening. Make sure to keep stirring and scraping the bottom of your pan( you will get a bit that sticks, don't worry about that-it will wash out great). Once formed into a ball of dough, at about 7 minutes, take off the heat and remove to a plastic or smooth surfaced cutting board or parchment paper that has been lightly floured with rice flour.
  • Knead the dough, adding more flour(about 2-3 TBSP- add one at a time) as needed, for about 5 minutes until the dough becomes nice and smooth.
  • Continue to knead the dough every couple minutes as it cools because as it cools, it will develop a "crust" on the outside(this is gluten free flour:) ). If you knead it every few minutes until it is completely cooled, you will have the perfect play doh for your gluten free child or grandchild. This takes some effort, but it's worth it!
  • Store playdoh in an air tight container.

Notes

If you need nut free, use a different oil instead of the coconut oil.  But I can’t say how the other oil might affect the playdoh.
Keyword gluten free playdoh, playdoh, salt dough

I used coarse sea salt for the images in this post, so you can see the granules in the pictures. Fine sea salt actually works really great and is easier to work with.

My daughter loves to pick the color of each batch. And I love how happy she is that she can enjoy playdoh at home and school. Have fun creating!

Emma

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