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- From: stephenw@murdu.oz (Steven Withers)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Damper (Outback drover bread)
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- Date: 13 Jun 86 03:36:44 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE DAMPER B "22 Apr 86" 1986
- .RZ "DAMPER" "Bread as made by drovers in the outback"
- I don't know how many of you realise it, but there is a wealth
- of TV programmes about cooking from around the world. We are
- lucky in that Australia's SBS network (Special Broadcasting
- Service\(em``multicultural television'') has a regular slot for
- food and wine at a convenient time on Saturday evenings. Over
- the last couple of years we have seen series on French, Indian,
- Chinese, English, Vegetarian, Australian, and Sri Lankan cookery,
- among others. If you're missing out, why not call your local station?
- .PP
- This recipe comes from a series called ``Australian Tableland''.
- Traditionally,
- damper should be cooked in the coals of a camp fire, but the
- temperature in an oven is much more consistent!
- .PP
- This recipe has the advantages of being simple and\(emwith ordinary
- care\(emreliable.
- .IH "1 damper"
- .IG "2\(12 cups" "self-raising flour" "625 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "butter" "5 g"
- .IG "1 tsp" "sugar" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "milk" "250 ml"
- (or use
- .AB "\(12 cup" "125 ml"
- of powdered milk and
- .AB "1 cup" "250 ml"
- water.)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 350 180 .
- .SK 2
- Mix together the dry ingredients and the butter.
- Add the liquid and
- mix well. Knead for about 5 minutes (if you don't know about kneading, look
- in a good cookery book with plenty of pictures\(emit's difficult to
- describe in words).
- .SK 3
- Shape into a flattened ball, and place on a greased and floured baking
- sheet or in a greased and floured round cake tin (I recommend the
- latter, about
- .AB "7 or 8 inch" "18 to 20 cm"
- diameter, as it gives a better shape).
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Use a dutch oven if you are cooking in an open fire, and use your
- experience as to cooking time.
- .NX
- Serve in moderately thick slices while still fairly hot.
- I'm told that golden syrup (a treacle-like substance made as a by-product of
- cane sugar refining)
- is the traditional thing to spread on it, and that goes well. Jam
- is good, too.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 10 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- measure carefully.
- .WR
- Stephen Withers,
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
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