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Australia · Bread

Drover's Damper

Serves 5 · 50 minutes

| Australian Cuisine Drover's damper is Australian bread, made by stockmen while taking care of or rounding up stock. It is meant to be made outside by a campfire. This is the "flash" version, made when butter and milk are available.

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Gluten, Milk. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup milk

Method

  1. Add salt to flour, then add sugar.
  2. Rub in butter.
  3. Mix in milk to make a medium-soft dough.
  4. Knead lightly on flat surface until smooth.
  5. Pat dough into a round shape.
  6. Place damper mixture on coals or hot ash. Cook for maximum of 40 minutes.
  7. Discard burnt outside and eat the inside.
  8. Serve with butter, (golden syrup) or jam.