Aussie Damper Recipe

Aussie Damper

From downunder 18 years ago

Damper is a scone/bread mixture made originally by cooking the dough in a campfire in the bush by stockmen and drovers in the outback.

2 cups of SR (self raising) flour shopping list
½ teaspoon of salt shopping list
2 teaspoons sugar 1 tablespoon butter shopping list
1 cup milk or water (enough to make a medium or soft dough) 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda shopping list
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Rub the butter into the flour. Knead. Mould into any shape you fancy
Bake in hot oven (or in ashes if you are cooking it in a fire).
Cook for 20 minutes until brown. Serve with butter and jam, honey or golden syrup

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robdunn 15 years ago
Good old recipe, We do a dough up & the kids wind it around a stick & cook it over the camp fire as I used to do when I was 8 yrs old.... Try it & enjoy !!!!!!!!
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" It was excellent "
momo_55grandma ate it and said...
great tasty recipe thanks
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winkaway 17 years ago

I've had this before, it's great.
Thanks for posting.

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" It was excellent "
go4sherri ate it and said...
Thanks for the memories! I used to make this all the time as a kid learning to cook. Super easy and really tasty. I used to add shredded sharp cheese mixed with a bit of dry mustard powder to the top.
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Reviewed by 4 people

Thanks for the memories! I used to make this all the time as a kid learning to cook. Super easy and really tasty. I used to add shredded sharp cheese mixed with a bit of dry mustard powder to the top.

go4sherri in Toronto loved it
great tasty recipe thanks

momo_55grandma in Mountianview loved it

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