Rosemary Damper Food

ROSEMARY DAMPER

Steps:

• Melt 15g of the butter in small frying pan. Cook onion, stirring over medium heat about 2 minutes or until onion is soft; cool.
• Sift flour into large bowl; rub in remaining butter. Stir in onion mixture, rosemary and 2/3 cup of the cheese; make well in centre. Stir in enough of the water to mix to a soft dough; knead on lightly floured surface until smooth.
• Place dough onto greased oven tray; pat into 16cm circle. Using sharp knife, cut 1cm deep cross in top of dough. Brush with a little extra milk; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven about 40 minutes or until damper is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.

ROSEMARY AND OLIVE DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C or 200C fan-forced.
• Rub butter into flour and baking powder until the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Gently mix in the rosemary, garlic and olives.
• Make a well in the mix and add the milk. Knead the milk into the dough.
• Gradually add water, kneading between each addition until you have a dough consistency.
• Turn dough onto a baking tray. Slash the top with a sharp knife and bake for 40 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when you tap the bottom.
• Serve with butter or a good olive oil.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) Grease a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt. With pastry blender or your hands, cut in butter. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the milk and water. Stir until the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a round loaf 8 inches across. Place the loaf onto the prepared pan and using a sharp knife, cut a cross in the top.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. The loaf should be golden brown and the bottom should sound hollow when tapped.

AUSTRALIAN ROSEMARY DAMPER

Steps:

• Melt butter in small frying pan, add onion and bacon, stir over medium heat for about 2 minutes or until onion is soft; cool.
• Sift flour into large bowl, rub in extra butter. Stir in onion mixture, rosemary and 2/3 cup of the cheese.
• Make a well in the centre.
• Stir in milk and enough water to mix to a soft dough.
• Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth.
• Place dough onto greased cookie sheet, pat into 16cm (about 6 1/2") circle.
• Using sharp knife, cut a cross into top of dough about 1 cm (1/2") deep.
• Brush with a little extra milk, sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until damper is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped with finger.

AUSTRALIAN DAMPER

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• To cook it in the oven preheat to 350 degrees F.
• 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.
• Shape into a flattened ball and place on a greased baking sheet or in a round cake tin and bake for about 30 minutes.
• Doing it this way though is not traditional and just won't taste the same.
• You eat it straight away while still hot in thick slices with butter, golden syrup, jam or vegemite.
• This is great camping food and always brings back many happy camping memories.