Good Ol Aussie Damper Recipes

GOOD OL' AUSSIE DAMPER BREAD

Steps:

• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and mix in the sugar.
• Rub in the butter with your (clean) hands until a fine breadcrumb texture is achieved.
• Form a well in the top of the flour, pour in the milk and water and mix well with a knife until the dough comes clean from the sides of the bowl.
• Turn out onto a floured board and knead until smooth and silky, like a baby's bottom!
• Shape into a moulded loaf, (some people cut a deep cross in the top) and bake in a preheated oven, 200C/400F for 25 minutes. Then lower the temperature to 180C/375F and cook a further 10-15 minutes until done. The loaf should be a light golden brown colour and sound hollow when tapped.

TRADITIONAL AUSSIE DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°
• Add flour and salt into a bowl, rub in cubed butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Make a well in the centre, add the milk and water, mix with a knife until dough starts to come together.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface and gently knead and shape into a ball. Place on a greased oven tray. Flatten slightly so that you have a round approximately 15-16cm in diameter.
• Using a sharp knife, cut two slits across dough like a cross, approximately 1cm deep.Brush top of dough with milk.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

GOOD OL' AUSSIE DAMPER

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a bowl and add enough milk to make a doughy consistency.
• Place mix into a log tin.
• Bake in a 375°F oven for 10-20 minutes.
• It may still be a little doughy inside, so just cook it for a little longer.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) Grease a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt. With pastry blender or your hands, cut in butter. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the milk and water. Stir until the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a round loaf 8 inches across. Place the loaf onto the prepared pan and using a sharp knife, cut a cross in the top.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. The loaf should be golden brown and the bottom should sound hollow when tapped.

AUSSIE DAMPER - SWEET OR SAVOURY- YOU DECIDE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180-190°F.
• Using a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour and the salt.
• Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips.
• Add the milk and stir it in with a rounded blad knife/butterknife. The dough should be fairly soft, but not too sticky.
• Tourn out onto a lightly floured board and shape into a soft smooth ball.
• Place the damper ball onto a baking sheet and flatten gently. Cut a cross into the top of the damper and brush with a little milk.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
• Variations- for the cheese damper add 100 grams of cheese before adding the milk. Add any extra herbs of choice. Sprinkle with a little extra cheese before baking.
• For the sweet damper- add the sweet ingredients with the milk.