[Nfb-krafters-korner] bread dough decorations

[AUDREY WELLNER]

Hi everyone,
   After doing some searching tonight I found a good web site that contains all types of clay dough recipes in one place.  Thought you'd all like to know so you can have fun making things out of different types of dough for the holidays. Including coffee and cinnamon applesauce dough.
Here's the site:    http://canteach.ca/elementary/artrecipes4.html
  It even has my stale bread recipe. I have some leftover wheat bread I think I'll try making gingerbread men using a cookie cutter to cut them out.  Happy crafting for the Holidays!  The old recipes are fun!  Brings back many fond memories of years gone bye.

--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bread dough decorations
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 9:20 PM

Thanks, I've been looking for something like this.

Susan Roe
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Osmar" <osmarc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
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Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:18 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bread dough decorations


>I received this from another group I am on and wanted to share it with you.

>The basket sounds good to me.  Someone suggested making a basket with a 
>loaf pan as the shape and putting a loaf of bread in it.  I enjoy baking 
>bread so I think I might try that.
>
> Carol
>
>  The recipe uses the following:
>  Baker's Clay Ingredients:
>  * 3 1/2 cups flour
>  * 1 cup salt
>  * 1 1/4 -- 1 1/2 cup water
>  Mix the claystdough with your hands and shape into loaves, rolls, or
> for a basket, roll out to 1/2" and cut into 1" strips.  Spray an
oven
> proof bowl with Pam (or whatever spray) and then weave the strips
>>do the basket.  For a decorative edge, Twist two 1/2" strips
> together and apply around the rim.  Make sure you do it so the mold can
> be removed! Dab a bit of beaten egg white or even water anyplace the
> dough touchs itself.  This will act as glue.  You can also use white
> school glue for that matter.  Bake at 300 for 1/2 to 1 hour.  If you
> want a mor golden brown color, you can brush with beaten whole egg
> just before the baking is finished.
>  When cool, you should varnish using polyurethane.  Shellac is not
> waterproof!
>  You can let bread go stale and varnish it, but it is very fragile.
> This dough is much more sturdy.  Wear gloves when mixing as the salt
> will burn your skin, especially if you have any cuts!
>  I've made litterally thousands of these.  You can use the dough to
make
> anything that can be made from clay, plaques, characters, napkin
> rings, baskets, faux food, ornaments, all kinds of things!
>  You can add food coloring to the dough to get different colors or you
> can seal your finished piece with matt finish varnish or a waterstwhite
> glue mixture and then paint it with craft paints.
>  TIP: If you make ornaments, make the hanging hole before baking and
> make it a bit larger than you think you'll need.
>  Good Luck!
>
>>
>
>
>
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