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.
welcome to our wonderland says
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!
Jennifer says
Thank you so much for sharing this!! With your permission, I’d like to share this with my MOPS group!
Misty says
I love this! Thanks for sharing. What do you mean by alum?
admin says
Jennifer – please do!
Misty – alum is used in canning , you can find it in with all the other spices at the grocery store.
Melissa says
Is the alum necessary?
Allison McDonald says
I think so
welcome to our wonderland says
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.
admin says
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!
Lynn says
Thanks — good to know! (My son is allergic to wheat). We also love Crayola Model Magic, which is wheat free.
Laura says
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.
Linda says
Where do you get the gluten free bisquik?
admin says
I got mine at Wal-mart !
Sarah says
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!!
Leia says
My results are very sticky. Ideas for how to fix this?
admin says
Yes place it in a bag and let it cool knead and if needed add a little more oil.
Beth says
How do you store this and how long will it last?
Allison McDonald says
Ours lasted for ages – I kept it in the fridge in a ziplock for months.