Damper
Serves
6
Total Time
40mins
Calories
194
A quick and basic Australian bread, traditionally baked on damped down campfire embers (hence the name!).
- All purpose flour
250 g (about 2 cups)
- Baking powder
6 g (about 1 ¼ teaspoons)
- Salt
2 g (about ⅜ teaspoon)
- Salted butter
25 g (about 1 ¾ tablespoons)
- Milk
170 g (about ¾ cup)
- Milk
as needed
INGREDIENTS
- 1. Pre-heat oven - 190°C
- 2. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and salt to a clean large mixing bowl
- 3. Whisk together until combined
- 4. Rub in salted butter until coarse crumbs form
- 5. Add milk
- 6. Mix until dough forms
- 7. Shape into a ball
- 8. Transfer dough to large cast iron skillet
- 9. Flatten gently
- 10. Cut a shallow cross into the top
- 11. Brush with milk
- 12. Bake until crisp around the edges - 30 min, 190°C
- 13. Serve
METHOD
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