A New Field
Generate a lesson →
← Back to shortlist

Recipe

Peel clay

Fruit peel blitzed with a binder into a sculptable putty. Each fruit gives a different tone and scent.

Every A New Field recipe has been run in a domestic kitchen or community hall. Read the safety notes before you start and adapt for your venue.

What you’ll make

Softly coloured by the fruit (pale brown for banana, rust for apple, gold for orange). Slightly sticky.

Flexible slots (flex around your material)

  • Pectin source

    Pectin-rich peel or pulp300g peel

    Fruit peel and pulp rich in pectin. Gels with sugar and acid.

    Examples Banana peel, apple, orange, quince

  • Acid (optional)

    Acid1 tsp

    Mild household acids. Adjusts pH, curdles milk, releases pectin.

    Examples Lemon juice, vinegar

    Note — Helps set.

Fixed ingredients

  • Flour or cornstarch · 100g — Adjust to feel.

Equipment

  • Blender
  • bowl
  • spoon.

Refinements and variations

  • Apple, banana, orange and quince peel all work
  • Dry the peel first for a firmer clay.

Source notes

A New Field kitchen experiments, 2024.