Basic Salt Dough

• 8oz flour
• 4oz salt
• 6 fl oz of lukewarm water
• 1 tbsp wallpaper paste
• 1 tbsp veg oil

Alternate Dough

• 8oz flour
• 4oz salt
• half pint water
• 1 tbsp veg oil

• The use of the oil and the wall paper paste help bind the dough together better, but the paste can be omitted with no ill effect.
• Mix all the ingredients together and knead for 10 minutes. Once dough is mixed properly, let it rest for 30-60 minutes packed in plastic or cling film. keep cool until ready for use. bring it out into the warm an hour before you want to use it.
• Once modeled, bake it in an oven using one of the methods below:
  • Option One - start in an oven at 75 - 90c for one or two hours, then increase to 100c for another hour, and then increase to 125c for and hour then increase to 150c carefully check the figure doesn't get burnt. the reason for the gradual rise is that it prevents the dough from rising and causing bubbles to burst through your figure
  • Option Two - Bake for two to three hours at 110 - 120c this is better for smaller figures that are not prone to bubble or expand.