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In a large saucepan combine flour, salt and cream of tartar.
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Then stir in the liquid ingredients: water and oil.
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Mix thoroughly.
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Turn on medium heat.
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Stir the batter continually until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan.
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This will take about 15 minutes depending on the heat level.
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You dont want to burn it but it needs to come together as a dough ball in the pan.
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Remove it from heat, allowing it to cool a bit.
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Then pull the dough out, knead it completely.
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It should be uniform, no lumps and very soft and pliable.
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Now you can divide it into portions for coloring.
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Ive used 7 colors of the rainbow which makes portions about the size of your fist.
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The Wilton food color comes in small jars.
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It is like a paste, therefore adding no liquid to the dough.
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Scoop out a toothpick full of paste and knead it into the dough.
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Add color until youve reached desired richness of color and it is uniformly colored.
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Then duplicate this with each color.
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Note: Your hands will stain but its food coloring so its not harmful.
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If you wish, wear gloves.
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Store the playdough in plastic airtight containers.
