Best Australian Damper Recipes

AUSTRALIAN BUSH BREAD - DAMPER

Steps:

• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the middle.
• Pour in the milk and mix.
• Grease the camp oven or round baking pan and dust with flour.
• Place dough in the camp oven or pan.
• Cut a cross in the top surface of dough.
• Close lid of camp oven and bake in the hot ashes of your camp fire for about thirty minutes, or bake in preheated normal kitchen oven for 30 minutes at 220° C (425° F).
• Eat with a cup of tea, boiled in a billy.

EASY AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375F / 190C /gas mark 4.
• Sift flour, salt and sugar into a large bowl, rub in the butter.
• Stir in milk and enough water to mix to a sticky dough.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface, knead until just smooth.
• Place dough onto a greased baking tray and press into a 16cm round.
• Cut a cross in the dough, about 1cm deep; brush with a little extra milk then sprinkle with a little extra flour; bake for about 45 minutes; lift onto a wire rack to cool.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• The best way to make this is to mix together the dry ingredients then add the liquid and butter and mix well and then knead it for about 5 minutes.
• Then wrap it in a double layer of greased foil and place it in the coals of the campfire, poking it in and retrieving it a bit later hoping it's done.
• I've also had it where you just throw the dough into the coals and pull off the blacked outside when it's done and eat the inner part.
• To cook it in the oven preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and mix well. Rub or cut in the butter. Stir in the milk to form a dough.
• Shape into a flattened ball and place on a greased baking sheet or in a round cake tin and bake for about 30 minutes.
• Doing it this way though is not traditional and just won't taste the same.
• You eat it straight away while still hot in thick slices with butter, golden syrup, jam or vegemite.
• This is great camping food and always brings back many happy camping memories.

AUSTRALIAN CHEESE, GARLIC AND CHIVE DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Sift flour and salt together in a large bowl. Using fingers rub in the chopped butter until it is the consistency of breadcrumbs. Add cheeses,garlic and chives. Mix well.
• Combine milk and water. Make a well in flour and pour in all of the liquid, reserving a little for glaze. Mix quickly into a soft dough, using a knife or the hands.
• Turn onto a lightly floured board and knead lightly. Press into a round. Place onto a greased baking tray. Glaze with leftover milk and water mixture and sprinkle with extra cheese.
• Bake 15-20 minutes in 425°F oven, and serve sliced with butter or olive oil.
• Individual dampers can also be shaped and baked for the same time and temperature.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add ingredients in the order specified by your bread machine.
• Set machine to yeast free setting.
• If you don't have one, I would recommend making the dough in the machine, and then baking in the oven.

SOUR CREAM AND CHIVE DAMPER (AUSTRALIAN BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Place flour, chives, paprika and salt into a large bowl. Rub in butter using your fingertips until like breadcrumbs. Stir in cheese, reserving 2 tablespoons.
• Whisk together sour cream and water. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in sour cream. Mix together using a knife or spatula until mixture comes together.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth. Pat out to a 8" circle. Place on a baking tray and mark into wedges with a knife. Sprinkle over remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, then move to bottom rack of oven and cook for a further 10-15 minutes until risen and sounds hollow when tapped. Wrap in a clean tea towel to keep warm. Serve warm with butter.

AUSTRALIAN ROSEMARY DAMPER

Steps:

• Melt butter in small frying pan, add onion and bacon, stir over medium heat for about 2 minutes or until onion is soft; cool.
• Sift flour into large bowl, rub in extra butter. Stir in onion mixture, rosemary and 2/3 cup of the cheese.
• Make a well in the centre.
• Stir in milk and enough water to mix to a soft dough.
• Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth.
• Place dough onto greased cookie sheet, pat into 16cm (about 6 1/2") circle.
• Using sharp knife, cut a cross into top of dough about 1 cm (1/2") deep.
• Brush with a little extra milk, sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until damper is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped with finger.

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.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Grease a baking sheet. In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt. With a pastry blender or your hands, cut in butter. Make 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" 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 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.

CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN DAMPER WITH GOLDEN SYRUP BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour a round baking pan; set aside. (You can substitute and use a flat parchment-lined baking sheet, but using a round baking pan helps to better shape the bread.)
• 2. Sift flour and sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the butter, and rub butter into the flour mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• 3. Make a well in the center of the mixture, and add the milk. Stir until a dough forms. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently until smooth. Shape into a round ball, and place in prepared baking pan.
• 4. Using a sharp knife, score a shallow cross into the top of the damper. Brush the top with milk, and dust lightly with flour.
• 5. Bake in preheated over for 35 to 40 minutes or until damper is golden brown and sounds hollow then tapped on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.
• 6. To make the Golden Syrup Butter: Using an electric mixer, beat butter and golden syrup until smooth. Serve with warm Damper, and drizzle extra golden syrup on top, if desired.