How long to bake dough ornaments

Wholefully Protip I recommend making more than one of precious handprint ornaments! Instructions To Make Dough In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Slowly stream in the water while stirring until it comes together. Finish mixing together with hands. Knead until dough is soft, about five minutes. Place half of the dough between two large pieces of parchment paper. Remove the top sheet of parchment.

Using cookie cutters, cut shapes leaving them on the parchment. Peel away the excess dough. Transfer the parchment with shapes to a baking sheet. Using a straw or toothpick, poke a hole for ribbon or an ornament hanger. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until hard. Once cooled, decorate using glitter and paint. To make sure the ornaments last a long time I have one from 30 years ago! Thread on a ribbon and hang on tree.

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I would bake for 15 minutes, flip them then bake the additional 15 or 30 minutes if needed! If after 15 minutes on the second side they are puffing up again, flip them back a second time. There is really no wrong way to do it. If you need to, poke a small hole in the bubble if it starts to puff up while baking before flipping. Also, make sure you are poking the hole in the ornaments before baking.

I hope this helps! The bottom is hard so I bet flipping it will help. Batch 2 going in now! This is so cute!!! Also, wanted to let you know that there is a link party on Wednesdays at my blog - would love to see you there!!

They won't turn rancid because there is no oil in the ornaments. They may begin to crumble a bit after time but it would probably take years. They do not mold or rot in my experience. It's hard to say because it depends on how large you plan to make them. I used a small 1" star cookie cutter and it made about 3 dozen. This recipe is perfect. I made this dough for ornaments for my students to paint. We used watercolors and they turned out beautiful. I would try cutting down the baking time.

Just keep an eye on them and pull them out when they are dry and hardened. Thanks for sharing! I would ideally like to flood coat these with a paint that looks like tinted royal icing. Christine Cass Lewandowski. Lots of fun! Our puffed a little but still held their shape. I though they turned out really cute. We used fabric markers worked great for details and craft paint and glitter glue. We used spray polyurithane to preserve and it seems to have worked well.

Because I was making gingerbread man ornaments I used wheat flour. It gave them a nice tan color. I did have to use a bit of extra water though. Because I was afraid of cracking and puffing I baked mine at degrees for 45 minutes and let them air dry the rest of the way.

That seemed to work. I did have trouble with mine sticking to the pan though I think I would spray it with Pam the next time. Will make again. Cooking These turned out great for the kids we cooked on to help with the puffing and used thick spaghetti to pierce the hole instead of a toothpick. All Reviews for Dough Ornament Recipe. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Amount is based on available nutrient data. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

All Reviews. Back to Recipe Review this recipe. Add Photo. What did you think about this recipe? My question is, can I seal the salt dough with a sealer mod podge or an acrylic or polyurethane spray and then eventually go back and possibly paint them with acrylic paint? I feel like I should get them sealed ASAP because I'm afraid of them cracking, but I'm not ready to paint them yet basically because I'm so indecisive and can't decide what to do with a gift so special.

Everything I read says that surfaces can't be painted after sealing without prepping the surface so the paint sticks, but I can't find anything specific to salt dough! Is there anything you can tell me about it?

Can I seal, paint and then apply seal again? I'm so sorry for the long question!! I consider myself pretty crafty, but I have zero experience working with salt dough. My biggest fear is doing something that would ruin Guinness' special little irreplaceable prints!! Great, thorough and informative post, btw I applaud you for keeping it current and continuing to read and respond to comments!!

That's very awesome of you!! Sorry to hear about the pug! I am a pug lover myself : I have one. Anyway, acrylic products work together well. That means if you seal with Mod Podge, yes you can paint over it with craft paint, and then even Mod Podge or seal over it again, and it's going to be fine. You are fine to go ahead and seal them. You can also simply paint over them with white acrylic paint which would act as a "sealer" until you are ready to paint.

Just make sure all the products are acrylic. Good luck, you're going to be fine! Hi, Growing up my Mom and I had literally made 10's of thousands of her favorite 's recipe for sugar cookies to share with family and friends at Christmastime.

After she passed I inherited her many beautiful vintage cookie cutters. I feel like they should be shared with those who loved her in some special way and not kept in a box. This Christmas I'd like to do something for my family who fondly remember and enjoyed those cookies. Your salt dough cookie recipe seems like a good way to memorialize my mom and her famous sugar cookies at Christmastime which she always made so special for us.

I want to gift them along with a copy of her sugar cookie recipe. Questions, could these ornaments be scented with essential oils? If so, I wonder how long the ornaments might last? I found an essential oil recipe for sugar cookies online that could be used but I do like the idea that you suggest by protecting them with paint and Mod Podge. I would be grateful for your thoughts. Essential oils scented or paint protected?

I realize the essential oil scents won't last forever. Thank you for your time and sharing this recipe.