Australian Damper

Name: Australian Damper
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 400 g self-raising flour (or 400 g plain flour plus 1 tablespoon baking powder); 400 g self-raising flour (or 400 g plain flour plus 1 tablespoon baking powder); 1 teaspoon salt; 400 g self-raising flour (or 400 g plain flour plus 1 tablespoon baking powder); 300 ml cold or tepid milk (or 150 ml milk mixed with 150 ml water – originally this was made with water); 300 ml cold or tepid milk (or 150 ml milk mixed with 150 ml water – originally this was made with water); 300 ml cold or tepid milk (or 150 ml milk mixed with 150 ml water – originally this was made with water); 300 ml cold or tepid milk (or 150 ml milk mixed with 150 ml water – originally this was made with water)

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

Damper, also called bush bread, was the staple bread of the Australian settlers, made from just three ingredients and usually cooked over an open campfire, either in the embers or in a pot oven with hot coals on top as well as underneath. It was eaten slathered with butter and golden syrup (called Cocky’s Joy in Australia).

Ingredients

400 g self-raising flour (or 400 g plain flour plus 1 tablespoon

Europe
Oceania
Australia
Ireland
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/430°F/gas mark 7.

Sieve the flour and salt into a wide bowl. Make a well in the centre, pour in the milk (or milk and water) and mix until it comes together into a dough. Turn out onto a floured board. Tidy around the edges to form a round, then flip i