DAMPER

Recipe: The Champion Family

Yield: 5-10 Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

· 4 cups (500g) self-raising flour · 1 teaspoon salt · 20g butter, softened · 1 cup (250ml ) milk · ½ cup (125ml ) water

Method:

Preheat oven to 220 degrees celcius. Grease a baking tray. In a large bowl , stir together the flour and the salt. With your hands, rub in butter. Make a well in the centre 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 20cm across. Place the loaf onto the prepared tray and using a sharp knife, cut a cross in the top.

Bake for 25 mins in the preheated oven, then lower the temperature to 180 degrees celcius and continue to bake for an additional 5 to 10 mins. The loaf should be golden brown and the bottom should sound hollow when tapped .