How to make Cornflour Clay

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learns how to make
Cornflour Clay

The recipe

Ingredients

2 cups Baking Soda

1 cup Cornflour (Cornstarch)

1 1/2 cups Water

Food Colouring if required

You will need

A saucepan, a pastry board,a wooden spoon, a damp cloth and an air tight storage container

Directions

Mix Baking Soda and Cornflour in a saucepan.

Add the water slowly, mixing over a low heat

Stir continually to prevent lumps.

Cook until the mixture looks like mashed potatoes.

Spread on a pastry board and cover with a damp cloth to cool.

When cool, kneed well (ten minutes or so).

Cornflour clay should be stored in an airtight container until used.

If coloured clay is required just add food colour to suit.

Clay creations should be baked at 95 degrees c (200 f) for 1 1/2 to 3 hours depending upon it's size.

Cool and dry for at least 24 hours.

Your model can be painted when fully dry and all models should be sealed against moisture.

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2 cups Baking Soda 1 cup Cornflour (Cornstarch)		1 1/2 cups Water Food Colouring if required


Mix Baking Soda and Cornflour in a saucepan. Add the water slowly, mixing over a low heat Stir continually to prevent lumps. Cook until the mixture looks like mashed potatoes. Spread on a pastry board and cover with a damp cloth to cool. When cool, kneed well (ten minutes or so).		Cornflour clay should be stored in an airtight container until used. If coloured clay is required just add food colour to suit. Clay creations should be baked at 95 degrees c (200 f) for 1 1/2 to 3 hours depending upon it's size. Cool and dry for at least 24 hours.
Your model can be painted when fully dry and all models should be sealed against moisture.