Bread Dough Ornaments A Childhood Christmas Favorite
March 27, 2009
Making bread dough ornaments to decorate the Christmas tree is a wonderful holiday craft project and the resulting ornaments are absolutely charming. This is a fun project to do as a family; even the youngest children can help.
Children can help with mixing the dough and cutting out and decorating the ornaments. You might wish to make the ornaments ahead of time, and have the family or friends get together to enjoy the process of decorating. Here is a simple recipe and instructions for this wonderful holiday pastime for everyone to enjoy.
Making Bread Dough Ornaments
Ingredients and Supplies
• 2 cups All Purpose Flour, plus more for your work surface
• 1 cup Salt
• 1 cup Water
• Rolling pin
• Plastic Drinking Straw
• Aluminum foil
• Cookie sheet or baking tray
• Oil, butter or margarine
• Silver Wire
• Cookie Cutters
• Varnish
• Sponge Brush
• Acrylic Paints and brushes
Instructions
• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F.
• Place the flour and salt in a small bowl and blend together until well mixed.
• While stirring, slowly add the water.
• On a clean, floured surface, such as a counter top, knead the mixture together to form dough.
• Flatten the dough using a rolling pin.
• Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes from the dough.
• Using the plastic drinking straw, make a hole at the top of each ornament for hanging, and insert the silver wires. (No wires? You can always use paper clips or even add ribbon later.)
• Cover the cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Grease the foil with oil or butter.
• Carefully, to preserve their shape, place the ornament on the tray.
• Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes or until solid and firm to the touch.
• Remove ornaments and allow to cool thoroughly.
• Remove the hanging wires.
• Using the sponge brush, apply a thin coat of varnish to the ornaments and allow to dry completely.
• Using acrylic paints, decorate the ornaments as desired. Allow to dry completely.
• Reinsert the hanging wires.
• Decorate your tree with the ornaments and enjoy your handiwork!
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