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Australian Damper Bread

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By
Fine Dining Lovers
Editorial Staff
Difficulty
Intermediate
Total Time
1H 0MIN
Cuisine

Ingredients

All purpose flour: 500 g

Salt: 1 tsp

Baking powder: 2 tsp

Butter: 20 g, softened

Milk: 200 ml

Vegetable oil: for the pan

Damper bread is an Australian bush bread traditionally cooked in the hot embers of a camp fire. Check out the full damper bread recipe to make it at home.

Method
01.

To prepare traditional Australian damper bread, place the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.

02.

Use a hand mixer to mix in the softened butter and milk until you have a smooth, firm dough.

03.

If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.

04.

Brush a cast iron pan with oil.

05.

Shape the dough into a loaf and place in the pan.

06.

Brush with milk and score crosswise into eight segments.

07.

Put the lid on the pan and cook over hot embers (suspended if possible) for around 40 minutes, until golden brown.

08.

If the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the underside, it is cooked.

09.

Serve the Australian damper bread warm or cold.

Damper is a traditional Aboriginal bread and was traditionally cooked in the hot embers of a camp fire. The cattle herders watched and learned this technique and developed lots of savoury and sweet varieties of damper bread.

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