The Best Play Dough Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour, plus more
1/2 cup salt
1 tablespoon alum (a preservative usually found with the spices at the grocery)
1 3/4 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons salad oil
food coloring

Preparation

Mix flour and salt in a large bowl.
In a glass measuring cup, mix alum, water, oil, and color and add to the flour/salt mixture. Stir until slightly cool.
Knead well, adding flour until it stops sticking to your hands.
Keep in an airtight container when not in use.