Day 884 - Hand Off the Dough

I have cooked homemade playdough on several occasions for the kids. It's a rather simple recipe, and all you need is the following:

In a large pot, mix these ingredients:

3 cups flour
1 1/2 cups salt
3 cups water
2 TB vegetable oil
1 TB cream of tartar

Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan and gets too thick to stir (about 10-15 minutes). Remove from heat and let cool until it can be handled. Place on counter or wax paper and knead several times until smooth. Store in an air-tight container.

And the best thing about this recipe is that after the kids have played with the dough for a week, I like to use the leftover as a crust for my famous chicken pot pie.

Amusingly, Emma and Andrew play with the dough in their own special way. Emma enjoys the texture and the malleability; Andrew enjoys whining and fussing about how dirty his hands get. I guess Andrew is either a finicky kid, or Crazy Grandma was successful in creating a clone of herself.

I put together a short video to show you how Andrew gets increasingly frustrated over his sticky hands. Also, you will hear Andrew droning on about how his hands are "gee gee." It's some sort of Japanese baby word for dirty. Hmm...the only one who speaks Japanese is Crazy Grandma. Gee...I wonder who taught him that word...