Australian Damper

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup milk, fresh,powdered (or you can just use water)

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 to cook it in the oven preheat to 350 degrees f.
• 5 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.
• 6 shape into a flattened ball and place on a greased baking sheet or in a round cake tin and bake for about 30 minutes.
• 7 doing it this way though is not traditional and just won't taste the same.
• 8 you eat it straight away while still hot in thick slices with butter, golden syrup, jam or vegemite.
• 9 this is great camping food and always brings back many happy camping memories.