Knead and add colouring until you reached your desired colour.

Recipe for salt dough christmas ornaments. Cut out and bake the ornaments. Slowly add water and stir and mix as you are adding it. Knead until everything is incorporated and the salt dough should be easy to work with, not too stiff or too soft and sticky.

Divide your dough and add a couple of drops of food colouring to colour your dough. I find that coarse kosher salt gives that dough a little more speckled look vs fine salt. If your oven temperature is celsius you will need to bake at a much lower temperature (the lowest setting is usually a good one to start with).

Web silpat (optional) baking sheet. By katelyn lunders and jennifer aldrich updated: Mix well and knead for 10 minutes.

For the salt dough recipe, in a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, and 1 cup warm water. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well until it begins to form a dough. I wanted the ornaments this year to be bright white.

Combine flour, water, and salt in a large bowl; I remember making salt dough ornaments when i was younger in girl scouts. Use the handle end of the knife to push in a few edges on the outside.

Knead the dough until the dough has an even consistency. Salt dough ornaments are a fun project to make with kids. Slowly add in the warm water while stirring.