Gluten-Free Play Doh
Soft, smooth gluten free play doh ready in 10 minutes on the stovetop. A safe, simple recipe for kids with celiac or gluten sensitivity.
Servings: 2.5 cups
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
Ingredients
- ½ cup white rice flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ⅓ cup table salt
- 1 tbsp cream of tartar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2-3 drops gel food coloring
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the white rice flour, cornstarch, table salt, and cream of tartar. Whisk to combine.
- Stir water and vegetable oil into the dry ingredients. Stir to mix well.
- Heat on stovetop over low-medium heat, stirring constantly using a silicone spatula, for about 5 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken and starts to gather around the spatula into a dough consistency. Remove from heat.
- Transfer doh to a piece of parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and allow to cool a few minutes until it’s cool enough to handle with your hands.
- Knead doh with hands until smooth.
- Separate doh into however many different colors you’d like to make.
- Place 1 drop of food coloring into each section of doh.
- Using hands (I’d highly recommend latex gloves or a sealable food-safe bag for this step), knead the color into each play doh ball until the color is completely mixed in with no white streaks of doh remaining.
- Play doh is now ready to play with!
Notes
- Too much rice flour or cornstarch makes dry, crumbly dough.
- A gluten-free flour blend changes the texture entirely, skip it.
- Cream of tartar is what keeps this dough soft instead of stiff.
- Making one color? Add the food coloring straight into the pot with the water.
- Dough dried out? Knead in a small drop of vegetable oil.
- Check every label, including cross-contamination warnings, before you start.
- High salt content helps prevent mold, but check for smell or mold if a batch has been sealed for a few weeks before giving it back to the kids.