Damper

Damper

submitted by angel-food.chat@simpleinternet.com
from NSW, Australia

Yield: 1 Damper

2 1/2 cup Flour, self-raising
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Butter
1 tsp Sugar
1 cup Milk (or use about
-1/2 cup of powdered milk
-and about 1 cup water)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the dry ingredients and the butter.
Add the liquid and mix well. Knead for about 5 minutes (if you don't know about
kneading, look in a good cookery book with plenty of pictures, it's difficult to
describe in words).  Shape into a flattened ball and place on a greased and
floured baking sheet or in a greased and floured round cake tin (I recommend the
latter, about 7 or 8 inch diameter, as it gives a better shape). Bake for 30
minutes. Use a Dutch oven if you are cooking in an open fire, and use your
experience as to cooking time.  Serve in moderately thick slices while still
fairly hot. I'm told that golden syrup (a treacle-like substance made as a
by-product of cane sugar refining) is the traditional thing to spread on it, and
that goes well. Jam is good, too.

NOTES

* Bread as made by drovers in the outback -- I don't know how many of you
realize it, but there is a wealth of TV programmes about cooking from around the
world. We are lucky in that Australia's SBS network (Special Broadcasting
Service "multi-cultural television") has a regular slot for food and wine at a
convenient time on Saturday evenings. Over the last couple of years we have seen
series on French, Indian, Chinese, English, Vegetarian, Australian and Sri
Lankan cookery, among others. If you're missing out, why not call your local
station? This recipe comes from a series called "Australian Tableland". 
Traditionally, damper should be cooked in the coals of a camp fire, but the
temperature in an oven is much more consistent! This recipe has the advantages
of being simple and, with ordinary care, reliable.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 10 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking.
: Precision: measure carefully.
: Stephen Withers,
: The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.

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