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How do you make salt dough for modelling?

I know it is called salt dough and is used as a modelling clay. Does anyone have the recipe? What do you do with the things after they are made? Drying time, etc.

Salt dough is so easy to make! It’s great for kids, and to make your own beads. It’s really easy to work with. There are dozens of recipes, some work better than others. Here’s the best recipe I’ve found to date:
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil

(Make sure you don’t use bottled water, the minerals in tap water actually make for better salt dough results)
Mix the salt and flour together, add water a small amount at a time, and stir well until the dough becomes sort of elastic. If your dough is too sticky, add more flour. If you have crumbly dough, add more water. Add in the vegetable oil when the consistency is just about right. Knead the dough for 15 minutes before it’s first use. You can also add food coloring or Kool Aid to the dough to make it colored, just knead it in.

You bake the projects at 200 degrees on a cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil. Cover the project in aluminum foil as well. How long to bake it varies on how thick the project is, it can take anywhere from 1 hour to 5 hours to bake. You have to watch for it to get completely hard. If you plan to paint it, you need polyurethane or another type of clear sealer to put over the dried paint. If you don’t use all the dough at once, it will keep for 96 hours in the refrigerator, but you will need to repeat the kneading process.

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