Lemon Playdough
Lemon Playdough Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup water Note: fill remaining cup with water after lemon juice is added
- 2 drops concentrated yellow food coloring
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all of your dry ingredients (flour, cream of tartar, salt) and mix well.
- Squeeze the juice out of 1 lemon and pour into a 1 cup measuring cup.
- Fill the remaining measuring 1 cup with water.
- Add 2 drops of yellow food coloring into the water and mix.
- Add the vegetable oil and water/lemon juice with food coloring to a large pot. Mix together.
- Add the dry ingredients to your pot and mix well.
- Cook over low to medium heat until the dough starts to form and becomes dry.
- Once it starts to form a ball together and looks fully cooked, take off the heat. Let the dough cool first before touching
- Once cool, knead the dough for 5 minutes to make the dough soft.
- Grate the rind of 2 lemons with a zester. Knead the lemon zest into the playdough to create a a stronger natural lemon scent. Once kneaded in you shouldn't be able to see it the lemon zest.
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Notes
Note - this recipe has a very light lemon scent. For a stronger flavor, see our Kool-Aid playdough recipe (use lemonade) or use lemon flavoring.