Salt Dough Ornaments

I'm sure you have seen salt dough ornaments every where these days! I actually made these for Sam for his first Fathers Day. David was only 1 month old when I made them, so it was kind of difficult to keep his hand flat for the imprint. But, I think they turned out great!

Ingredients

1 cup salt

1 cup plain flour

1/2 cup warm water

Directions

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Kneed the dough until it is smooth and stretchy. If the dough is too sticky then add more flour.If the dough is too dry then add a bit more water.

2. Then take the dough and divide it in half. Find a shallow bowl and press the dough down into it. Then carefully remove the dough from the bowl and flip the dough up-side-down. This will give the dough a flat surface to work with.

3. Then press the hand or foot down into the dough. It may take several attempts so don't get overwhelmed! If you are turning this into an ornament, then remember to make a hole at the top to put your ribbon or string through! 

4. Bake on a piece of parchment paper on cookie sheet for 3 hours at 170 degrees. 

And that's pretty much it! Feel free to comment if you have any questions. I would love to see yours if you make one :)