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Colored Flour Paste

This flour and salt-based paste dries with a raised and sparkling appearance. It can be loaded into squeeze bottles and used as a substitute to commercial puffy paint. It is characterized by intense colors and a sparkling appearance but dries with a gritty and somewhat brittle texture. This paste is also great for use in fake food sculptures to mimic sauces or syrup.

Materials Needed

  • All-purpose flour
  • Fine salt
  • Water
  • Poster paint or tempera paint
  • Spoons or spatulas
  • Measuring cups
  • Mixing container (basin or bowl)

Safety Guidelines

  • This flour paste is not edible. If you want to make an edible version, use food coloring instead of poster paint. However, the color of the resulting flour paste will not be as bright and vivid as when paint is used.

Steps

Step 1 Colored Flour Paste 1. Combine equal parts of flour, salt, and water in a mixing container.
Step 2 Colored Flour Paste 2. Mix together until smooth and free of lumps. Adjust to your desired consistency as needed- add a bit of water if the mixture is too thick or add more flour if the mixture is too runny.
Step 3 Colored Flour Paste 3. Divide mixture into desired number of color batches.
Step 4 Colored Flour Paste 4. Add a small amount of poster paint or tempera paint into each batch.
Step 5 Colored Flour Paste 5. Mix until uniformly colored. Add more paint if you want to achieve a more intensely-colored paste.

Storage

  • Place the colored paste in covered containers and store in the refrigerator until next use.
  • This high-salt paste will keep for months in the fridge. However, if separation is observed in the mixture, stir prior to use.
  • Paste is not edible, label properly before storage.

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