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I made these years ago but lost the recipe. You basically use
flour, water and salt, roll out the dough, either shape by hand or cut with
cookie cutters and bake. But I'm not sure in what proportion and whether
or not I've missed something.
Does anybody out there have a recipe for Christmas ornaments made with
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Tree Ornaments from the kitchen (from Woman's Day 12/13/83) You can see
I'm a squirrel!:
4 c. flour
1 c. salt 1 ½ c. water
Mix flour and salt, add 1 cup water; mix thoroughly. Slowly add
remaining water (do not use flood coloring in dough.) Knead on floured
surface for at least 10 minutes. Cover dough tightly with plastic
wrap. It can be stored in frig for about a week.
With floured rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/8 or 1/4 in. thickness.
Dip edges of cutter in flour. Cut firmly and transfer to cookie sheet.
Poke hole in dough with skewer,straw or round toothpick. You can mold
small shapes by hand to add, i.e., flattened balls for a tree, or roll a
stand for braid, etc.
Bake 250 to 300 degrees F until hard, checking every 20 minutes for
hardness. Remove from oven and cool slightly; press with finger. If
piece yields to pressure, bake longer. Time varies, depending on size.
Let cool thoroughly.
After baking, paint with acrylic paints - first with white on the area
to be colored, then with 1 - 2 coats of desired color. Thin paint with
water if necessary.
For unpainted dough, brush with a mix of half polyurethane and
turpentine, then add several coats of polyurethane.
Glue on glitter. Glue bows with white glue or epoxy. Thread ribbon or
cord through holes in dough for hanging. In large mixing bowl combined all purpose flour, salt, and water. Mix thoughly
with spoon till all the flour is moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly
floured surface.
Knead till smooth, about 10 min.
Shape into a ball; return to bowl. Keep covered with a damp cloth or paper
towel till ready to use. Before beginning project, check the consistency of
the dough. If the dough is to sticky, add a small amount of additional flour.
If dough is to stiff, Knead |
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