Dough Recipe

I realized it has been a long time since my last post considering how much time I love to spend on projects. My latest projects have been with the dough that I concocted using a recipe my mom forwarded to me (some of her products shown above). The bad news it that after a week, the entire supply began to mold. Clearly I didn’t put enough preservatives into it. People who have seen the figurines that I did manage to make and preserve have asked me for the recipe. I had to translate it but here it is:

You’ll need:
Sticky Rice Flour
All Purpose Flour
Salt
Alum Powder
Other Food Preservatives
Food Colouring

1. Mix 4 parts all-purpose flour with 1 part sticky rice flour, mix evenly.

2. Add 2 parts water to the mixture and mix evenly into dough, can add parts of water or flour to adjust to desired consistency.

3. Separate dough into palm-sized balls and boil in water until they float.

4. Retrieve the dough balls and let it cool to room temperature.

5. Once cooled, add refined salt, alum powder, and other food preservatives.

6. Mix primary food colours (red, blue, yellow, green) into dough (make sure you use gloves if you’re kneading with your hands). To obtain specific colours when making figuirines, just mix the primary colours together until you get the right colour.

7. Keep the dough in a sealed, dry place. If the dough dries out, steam it in a rice cooker or over some water.

Feel free to go nuts with the preservatives (salt, alum powder). Happy doughing!

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