sixteen days before

Okay so again I am posting another recipe. This one is just for damper, cos I think it's a good one and is fun to stick on the end of a twig and cook over a fire.

This isn't entirely an original recipe of course. Aussie bush blokes wouldn't have had chilled butter (or any, for that matter) or self raising flour even. But for the sake of the kiddies, I think it will taste better.

This recipe apparently feeds four, but we'll see how we go.

Damper

• 450g (3 cups) self-raising flour
• Pinch of salt
• 80g butter, chilled, cubed
• 185ml (3/4 cup) water

Make dough, stick on stick, cook over fire.

Drizzle (or dip, if you are sweet-of-tooth) in honey or syrup. We always had syrup as far as I can remember, but maybe bush honey was more traditional.



And for all of you sitting at home thinking back to your school camping days and the damper you ate (or even if you aren't), then I do recommend you make this. It's so simple you (really) can't go wrong. Cook it in the oven if you don't have a fire but it won't taste as good, i know.

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