Aussie Damper - Sweet or Savoury- You Decide

A really easy damper recipe- I remember making these when I was still at school. To make a savoury damper, you can really add any herbs of choice, such as chopped parsley, chives, cracked black pepper. Damper is usually served with lashings of butter or for a sweet damper with butter, honey, golden syrup or strawberry jam

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 damper

Ingredients

• Basic Damper

• 250  g self-raising flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 25  g unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
• 175  ml milk

• For a cheese damper -option)

• 110  g  tasty cheese or 100  g cheddar cheese

• For a sweet damper -option

• 2  tablespoons golden syrup or 2  tablespoons honey
• 2  tablespoons caster sugar
• 1⁄4 cup sultana (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180-190°F.
2. Using a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour and the salt.
3. Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips.
4. Add the milk and stir it in with a rounded blad knife/butterknife. The dough should be fairly soft, but not too sticky.
5. Tourn out onto a lightly floured board and shape into a soft smooth ball.
6. 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.
7. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
8. 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.
9. For the sweet damper- add the sweet ingredients with the milk.