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October 14, 2010 | 20 Comments

Gluten Free Playdough Recipe

We love play-dough and if you have made homemade playdough before you probably know that there is flour in it, usually wheat flour which isn’t an issue for most kids but for children who suffer from celiac’s , gluten intolerance or wheat allergies it can turn playtime into not much fun. I searched the web for a recipe a few years back and couldn’t find a thing. Then when I saw Bisquick came out with a gluten free product I bought some to try with my Bisquick playdough recipe.

Here is how I adjusted it for the gluten free product.

1 cups gluten free Bisquick
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1/2 TBSP  alum
1 TBSP oil

Pour everything  into a microwave  safe bowl and microwave for 3 mins stop and scrape and stir. Add another 1/2 – 1 tbsp of oil.

Knead. I let mine cool a while ( it gets HOT) and then my son helps knead.

I love how this playdough turned out so white! We opted to grab some cupcake liners, cookie cutters and add sprinkles (check to see if they are gluten free ) to play pretend Halloween bakery . 

Of course the sprinkles color ran and now we have brown dough but it’s still probably my favorite dough as far as texture goes! I will definitely be making this recipe again.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Gluten Free Playdough, Playdough, Playdough Recipes | 20 Comments

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20 Comments

  1. welcome to our wonderland says

    October 14, 2010 at 4:41 am

    while I’ve never tried the gluten free bisquick we do the microwave bisquick dough and your right it is some of the closest to playdoh i’ve gotten I LOVE the texture!

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  2. Jennifer says

    October 14, 2010 at 5:39 am

    Thank you so much for sharing this!! With your permission, I’d like to share this with my MOPS group!

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  3. Misty says

    October 14, 2010 at 7:58 am

    I love this! Thanks for sharing. What do you mean by alum?

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  4. admin says

    October 14, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Jennifer – please do!

    Misty – alum is used in canning , you can find it in with all the other spices at the grocery store.

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    • Melissa says

      June 16, 2022 at 10:46 am

      Is the alum necessary?

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      • Allison McDonald says

        July 6, 2022 at 9:46 am

        I think so

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  5. welcome to our wonderland says

    October 14, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    cream of tartar works too.
    i’ve also left it out of batches and as long as it is in the freidge when not in use it does ok.

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    • admin says

      October 14, 2010 at 4:13 pm

      I should see if it still works with the gluten free bisquick- I have used them interchangeably with regular flour but never rice flour ( which is what is in the GF). Hmm a task for another day!

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  6. Lynn says

    October 15, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    Thanks — good to know! (My son is allergic to wheat). We also love Crayola Model Magic, which is wheat free.

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  7. Laura says

    December 21, 2010 at 6:17 am

    Thanks. I was looking for a recipe that would make a nice really white play dough for my preschool class. I will have to try this one.

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  8. Linda says

    February 9, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Where do you get the gluten free bisquik?

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    • admin says

      February 9, 2011 at 2:40 pm

      I got mine at Wal-mart !

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  9. Sarah says

    April 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Thank you SO much for this! We made it tonight (with a few adjustments because we couldn’t find the ingredients) you can read about it on our blog. THANK YOU!!

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  10. Leia says

    September 16, 2012 at 10:31 am

    My results are very sticky. Ideas for how to fix this?

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    • admin says

      September 16, 2012 at 11:25 am

      Yes place it in a bag and let it cool knead and if needed add a little more oil.

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  11. Beth says

    August 9, 2014 at 10:09 am

    How do you store this and how long will it last?

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    • Allison McDonald says

      August 10, 2014 at 11:36 pm

      Ours lasted for ages – I kept it in the fridge in a ziplock for months.

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