Aussie Damper Sweet Or Savoury You Decide Recipes

AUSSIE DAMPER - SWEET OR SAVOURY- YOU DECIDE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180-190°F.
• Using a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour and the salt.
• Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips.
• Add the milk and stir it in with a rounded blad knife/butterknife. The dough should be fairly soft, but not too sticky.
• Tourn out onto a lightly floured board and shape into a soft smooth ball.
• Place the damper ball onto a baking sheet and flatten gently. Cut a cross into the top of the damper and brush with a little milk.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
• Variations- for the cheese damper add 100 grams of cheese before adding the milk. Add any extra herbs of choice. Sprinkle with a little extra cheese before baking.
• For the sweet damper- add the sweet ingredients with the milk.

VEGEMITE DAMPER

Steps:

• Sieve the flour, salt, baking powder and bicarb into a bowl. Add the sugar and mix well.
• Dissolve the Vegemite in the milk in a saucepan over a low heat - or this can be mixed in the microwave-.
• Stir the dissolved Vegemite/milk mixture and some of the beer into the mixture until a pliable dough is formed. Turn out onto a floured surface and roll into a round shape.
• Place on a greased oven tray, moisten the top with water and sprinkle with grated cheese if you wish.
• Using a knife, score lines about 1cm deep on top of damper to divide into 6.
• Bake in a hot oven for 25-30 minutes.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) Grease a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt. With pastry blender or your hands, cut in butter. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the milk and water. Stir until the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a round loaf 8 inches across. Place the loaf onto the prepared pan and using a sharp knife, cut a cross in the top.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. The loaf should be golden brown and the bottom should sound hollow when tapped.

AUSSIE DAMPER / YANKIE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix lightly until all the flour is just taken up. Don't overdo it.
• Lightly grease an 8" baking pan or use a silicon one.
• Bake 180 deg C till lightly golden brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean - maybe 30 minutes (shorter time in a tin, longer time in a silicon mould.
• Serve hot with cold butter.