Drover's Damper
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.
Source and licence
"Drover's Damper" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Drover%27s_Damper, revision 4522392), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Drover's_Damper&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Ingredients
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup milk
Method
- Add salt to flour, then add sugar.
- Rub in butter.
- Mix in milk to make a medium-soft dough.
- Knead lightly on flat surface until smooth.
- Pat dough into a round shape.
- Place damper mixture on coals or hot ash. Cook for maximum of 40 minutes.
- Discard burnt outside and eat the inside.
- Serve with butter, (golden syrup) or jam.