Cookbook:Drover's Damper

| 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.

Ingredients

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

Procedure

 * 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.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * This cookbook also has an "ordinary" damper recipe.
 * You can do this using a hole near the fire in a greased camp oven or greased aluminium foil in a barbecue.
 * If you aren't outdoors, just add mixture to greased bread tin, brush with milk and cook in a hot oven, reducing heat until cooked (20 minutes).
 * You can add dried fruit to make "Johnny Cake".
 * As a variation, add grated cheese.
 * Use beer instead of milk to make "Beer Damper".