Recipe: Salt Dough Oranaments (2) and Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments (3)

Salt Dough Ornaments Recipe and Applesauce Ornament Recipe

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SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water, divided use

Mix flour and salt. Add in half the water, then gradually add the remaining water. Knead until the dough is smooth, this can take up to 10 minutes.

For flat dough ornaments roll out the dough on baking paper. You can also be creative and make odd shapes and wreaths (takes longer to bake.) Use cookie cutters, cut-out templates, or just use your hands.

Dust dough with flour and begin to add details to the ornaments with a toothpick, popsicle stick, and knife. Don't forget to use a straw to make a hole so you can hang the ornament.

Bake at 325 degrees F. Bake 1 1/2 hours or until dry. Baking time varies based on thickness of ornament

Let cool before you begin decorating. Paint with acrylic paints. Glue on beads, buttons, or any fun accessory. Coat with acrylic varnish when everything is dry.

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SALT DOUGH ORNAMENT RECIPE 2

3 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup cinnamon
1 cup nutmeg
1 to 2 1/2 cups of warm water, divided use

Mix flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add in the water a little at a time, keep adding water and mixing well until the dough is formed.

Roll the dough to desired thickness and begin cutting out shapes with a cookie cutter. Place ornaments on an ungreased baking sheet and use a straw to make holes for hanging the ornaments.

Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 225 degrees F. Place on a wire rack and return to the over for another 1 1/2 hours to ensure the ornaments are completely dry on the bottom.

Let sit and cool, then decorate.

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CINNAMON DOUGH ORNAMENT

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
5 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 to 1 cup water

Combine flour, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in water gradually to make dough. (Tip: If it sticks to your hands - add more flour, If it crumbles - add water) Knead for 5-10 minutes until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Roll out dough to desired thickness can range from 1/4-3/4 inch thick (the thicker the longer it will take to bake). Use cookie cutters to create teddy bears, gingerbread people, and holiday shapes. Use a straw to make a hole so you can hang the ornament.

Bake at 325 degrees F 1 1/2 hours or until dry. Check after 45 minutes to 1 hour - time varies based on thickness.

Let cool before you begin to decorate. Paint with acrylic paints. Glue on fun eyes, buttons, ribbon, or any fun accessory. Coat with acrylic varnish when everything is dry, this is optional.

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CINNAMON APPLESAUCE ORNAMENTS
Makes 24 to 48 ornaments

3 cups applesauce
8 oz. Cassia cinnamon powder, approximately
Vegetable cooking spray
24 to 48 pieces satin ribbon

Line a strainer with cheesecloth or paper towel. Place strainer in large bowl. Pour applesauce into strainer, let drain for 8 hours.

Gradually add the cinnamon to the applesauce until the dough is pliable and resembles pie dough.

Place a quarter of the dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and place another sheet over the top. Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Slide a spatula under the cut ornament dough and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable cooking spray. Use a toothpick to poke a hole to hang the ornament; make it bigger than you think because it shrinks during baking.

Place in 175 degrees F. oven for 6 hours or until firm and dry.

Thread ribbons through hole and hang from tree boughs or attach to gifts.

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NO-BAKE CINNAMON DOUGH ORNAMENT (NOT EDIBLE)

1 1/2 cups ground cinnamon
1 cup applesauce
1/4 cup white school glue (like Elmer's)

Mix cinnamon, applesauce, and glue together in a bowl. Mixture should have a consistency of cookie dough. If it seems hard - add a little water. Knead dough for 5-10 minutes, place in bowl, cover with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out, and let sit for 30-45 minutes.

Knead dough again until smooth. Roll out dough between waxed paper until thickness is 1/8 to 1/4 inch. Use cookie cutters to create teddy bears, gingerbread people, gingerbread house panels, and holiday shapes. Use a straw to make a hole so you can hang the ornament.

Place ornaments on wax paper for drying. Drying will take 3-5 days, turn ornaments over a few times a day in order for them to day flat and prevent curling of the edges. Ornaments will shrink a little while drying.