Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  flour
  1                cup  salt
     1/2           cup  cornstarch
  1         tablespoon  powdered alum
  2               cups  water
  2        tablespoons  cooking oil
                        food coloring

Preparation:

Combine flour, salt, cornstarch and alum in a microwave-safe bowl. Gradually stir in water and oil. Microwave on high power for 5 minutes stirring thoroughly every minute, getting mixture down from sides. Cool until you can handle dough; turn onto counter and knead until smooth. Divide into sections, knead in food colorings. Stor in airtight container. Keeps for months.

Nutritional Information:

1395 Calories (kcal); 30g Total Fat; (19% calories from fat); 26g Protein; 249g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 102346mg Sodium