Australian Damper Bread

Hot damper bread, fresh from the oven

Serves 8-10

This dense frontier bread is traditionally cooked in hot campfire embers. Enjoy plain, with jam and butter, or dunked in chicken noodle soup. This recipe can safely be halved.

Ingredients:

8 cups flour
1 Tbsp salt
1/4 cup baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
2.5 cups milk, plus more as needed

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 425F. Grease a lasagna pan with butter or vegetable oil.

2. Add salt, baking powder, and sugar to a small bowl. Whisk to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together flour with the other dry ingredients until evenly distributed. Add milk and stir with a wooden spoon to form a stiff dough. Some extra milk may be needed, but take care not to make it too wet.

3. Press evenly into pan. Cut lines 1/4″ into the dough with a sharp knife.

Scoring the dough with a sharp knife results in a prettier bread.

4. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Serve hot or room temperature.

Australian Damper Bread
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This dense frontier bread is traditionally cooked in hot campfire embers. Enjoy plain, with jam and butter, or dunked in chicken noodle soup. This recipe can safely be halved.
Servings Prep Time
8-10 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8-10 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Australian Damper Bread
Votes: 2
Rating: 3
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
This dense frontier bread is traditionally cooked in hot campfire embers. Enjoy plain, with jam and butter, or dunked in chicken noodle soup. This recipe can safely be halved.
Servings Prep Time
8-10 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8-10 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
  • 8 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1/4 cup baking powder
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups milk , plus extra as needed
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425F. Grease a lasagna pan with butter or vegetable oil.
  2. Add salt, baking powder, and sugar to a small bowl. Whisk to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together flour with the other dry ingredients until evenly distributed. Add milk and stir with a wooden spoon to form a stiff dough. Some extra milk may be needed, but take care not to make it too wet.
  3. Press evenly into pan. Cut lines 1/4″ into the dough with a sharp knife.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden.
  5. Serve hot or at room temperature.

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