Finger Paint

1 cup all purpose flour
4 cups water
Food coloring

Combine flour and 1 cup water in large saucepan
Stir in water until smooth. Add remaining water & Place over medium heat.
Bring mix to very heavy boil.   Let cool. Pour into 3-4 seperate cups or bowls
Add coloring.    Store in air tight container, cups or large bags.

Colorful Dough Ornaments

Colorful Dough Ornaments

These colorful ornaments are fun to make with children of all ages. Enjoy creating your own family tradition for decorating the tree.

Makes about 30 ornaments.    Prep Time: 30 minutes   Cook Time: 1 hour

1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon water

1 package McCormick® Assorted Food Colors and Egg Dye or 1 package McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors and Egg Dye

1 drinking straw

No stick cooking spray

1 roll colorful ribbon (1/8 to 1/4-inch wide)

1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Mix flour and salt in small bowl. Mix water and drops of food color specified below. Stir into flour mixture. Knead with hands about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and color is well distributed.

2. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a clean surface. Cut with cookie cutters. Transfer to baking sheet.

3. Make a hole in top of ornaments with drinking straw. Spray ornaments with no stick cooking spray to seal in color.

4. Bake 1 hour or allow 2 days to air dry. Insert ribbon through holes and tie to hang.

Ornament Color Mixtures

Blue Ice: 25 blue, 5 red

Cranberry: 60 red, 6 blue

Wintergreen: 28 green, 4 blue

Holly Red: 50 red

Jingle Bell Green: 30 green

Starlight Yellow: 10 yellow

Pop Up Pancake

Makes 24 muffins or fills a 9×13 baking pan

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• dash salt
• Preheat oven at 400*

I like to blend all the ingredients in my blender. I have tried to whisk it or even use the electic mixer, but it seems to get the most smooth with a blender. Then grease your muffin tins or baking pan. My mom likes to bake these in a jelly roll pan.

Bake them for 15 minutes, or until puffy and golden on top. Use a knife to pry them out, hopefully they were greased well enough and should pop right out.

Now they are ready for toppings. I love syrup, powdered sugar, and fruit. You could even use fresh Strawberry Jam. We usually load it all on and dive in. What do you use to top your pancakes with? Maybe peanut butter or honey?