Gingerbread Scented Salt Dough Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you add scent to salt dough ornaments? ›

In the recipe above, I added a couple of 'bells and whistles' to the recipe to make a smoother dough but the oil and glycerin are optional. These ornaments last for years. They are fun, easy, and inexpensive to make. You can even add scent, colors, glitter, paint, and beads if you like.

The salt dough recipe

Mix together salt and flour. You want a ratio of one part salt and two parts flour. For making just a few little salt dough creations with your kids, one cup salt and two cups flour should be enough.

Instead of air drying the uncoloured salt dough pieces, you can bake them in a conventional oven at 93°C (200°F). The drying time depends on the thickness and size of the pieces. It can be as short as 30 minutes for small and flat pieces to several hours for bigger, thicker ones.

Microwave. The quickest method to dry dough is in the microwave, but the dough will probably rise a bit. If you want a speedy technique and your kids aren't fussy, it takes about 1 minute – check it every 10 seconds.

Ginger is only one of the spices traditionally used in gingerbread. Yes, cinnamon plays a role in that distinct aroma.

Mix the flour and salt in the large bowl. In the smaller bowl, combine 60ml warm water with a few drops of food colouring, and mix in the vegetable oil and essential oil if using. Pour the coloured liquid over the flour and salt, and combine with a spoon.

The trademarked scent, which Hasbro formally describes as a unique scent formed through the combination of a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla-like fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, and the natural smell of a salted, wheat-based dough, makes the PLAY-DOH brand one of the few active and certainly most famous ...

If the percentage of salt added to a dough becomes too high, excessive dehydration will eventually kill the yeast and bacteria. Most scientists believe that at 2% of the flour weight or less, salt alone does not significantly alter either the yeast's gassing power or the bacteria's acid production.

What happens if you don't add salt to dough? ›

“Because salt helps to control fermentation, it's better to catch this one sooner than later in yeast doughs,” says Laurie. Without salt, your dough will rise faster than it normally would, leading to less flavor development and a weaker structure. To incorporate the salt, mix it with a few teaspoons of water.

Salt Play Dough

1-cup salt 4 cups flour 1 ½ cups water 4tbs. oil Mix flour and salt. Add water and oil slowly to the dry ingredients, stirring with a spoon until well blended. Knead dough until soft and pliable.

Using 2 cups of flour, 3 tablespoons of oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and half cup of water (add more if needed) place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix and mix and mix!! Once together place on a work surface and knead and knead, its a great workout!