Swagman's damper from Australia

Description

A swagman would have made this bread from flour and water and cook it on an open fire.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceAustralian cuisine
Prep time
30 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
30 minutes

Ingredients

1⁄3 c
flour (self-raising)
1 pn
salt
10 T
water

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400° F (200° C).
  2. Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Add water, a little at a time, and mix to make it into dough. Stop adding when the dough becomes one piece.
  3. Grease 2 small cake pans, ramekins or soufflé dishes (150 ml / 1/3 cup) and line them with grease proof paper. Fill them with dough. Brush with milk and dust with flour.
  4. Bake in the center of oven on a baking sheet for 25-30 minutes.

Notes

If you don't have self-raising flour, substitute it with 1/3 cup (160 g) all purpose flour and 1 tsp baking powder.

Substitute water with milk for enhanced flavor.

Ingredients, metric  
160 g    self raising flour  
pinch    salt  
150 ml    water  

 

Nutrition facts

Serving size: half of the original recipe.

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   278.40  
Calories From Fat (7%)   20.23  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 2.28g   4%  
Saturated Fat 0.32g   2%  
Cholesterol 0.00mg   0%  
Sodium 1202.05mg   50%  
Potassium 165.63mg   5%  
Carbohydrates 58.74g   20%  
Dietary Fiber 5.04g   20%  
Sugar 0.00g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 53.70g      
Protein 6.73g   13%