Drover's Damper
Traditional dish with self-raising flour, sugar, milk.
- prep 15 min
- cook 35 min
- total 50 min
- serves 5
- advanced
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup milk
Steps
- Add the salt to the flour.
- Add the sugar.
- Rub in the butter.
- Mix in the milk to make a medium-soft dough.
- Knead lightly on a flat surface until smooth.
- Pat the dough into a round shape.
- Place the damper mixture on coals or hot ash.
- Cook for a maximum of 40 minutes.
- Discard the burnt outside.
- Eat the inside.
- Serve with butter, golden syrup, or jam.
Adapted from “Drover's Damper”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.