Best Sweet Damper With Dried Fruit Recipes

DAMPER RECIPE (AUSTRALIAN 3 INGREDIENT BREAD)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, add flour and plant based butter, massage with your fingers until it resembles a sandy mixture.
• Create a well and add milk, use a fork to mix together until you need to use your hands to knead the dough. Dust your hands with flour and knead for 1 minute. Create a disk with the dough.
• Grease cast iron dutch oven and place dough into the cast iron dutch oven, score dough into 8 pieces, cover with lid and bake in a preheated oven of 200C (392F) for 35-40 minutes.
• Once golden brown and hollow, allow 5 minutes resting before cutting up and serving.

DRIED FRUIT AND CINNAMON BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• Spray bottom and sides of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix 2 cups of the flour, the granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon and yeast. Add water, butter and egg. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in dried fruit and remaining 1 cup flour to make a stiff batter.
• Spread batter in pan; pat into shape with floured hands. Cover loosely with plastic wrap lightly sprayed with cooking spray; let rise in warm place 45 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Remove plastic wrap. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Immediately remove from pan and place top side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over top of loaf.

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.

5 INGREDIENT AUSTRALIAN DAMPER RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180˚C (360˚F), and line a tray with baking paper.
• Next, place the self-raising flour, salt in a large mixing bowl (along with half the rosemary if using). Chop the butter into small cubes, pop it to the flour mix and rub it into the flour with your hands to combine.
• Form a well in the centre, then pour in the milk and water. Give everything a really good stir until it forms a nice dough.
• Divide the dough into four portions for tasty mini dampers, or make one large damper.
• Now pop your dough onto the lined tray and slice a cross into the top using a sharp knife.
• Optional: Garnish with remaining rosemary.
• Bake for around 25 mins at 180˚C (360˚F) until your gorgeous damper is golden brown and delicious. Tap the bottom and your damper should sound hollow - that's when you know you're done!

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.