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Australian Campfire Damper Bread

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour I purchased self-raising flour, for the first time ever, to use on our camping trip—therefore, I did not add baking powder.
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder Don’t add if using self-raising flour.
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup milk more as needed

Instructions
 

  • Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add butter to the flour mixture, using your fingers. Consistency will be like bread crumbs.
  • Gradually add milk and knead, combining until soft and elastic. You don’t want a dough that is too sticky. Add more flour, as needed.
  • Divide the dough into two pieces and roll into a snake shape. Roll a piece around a dry stick. We used a shish-kebab type of skewer for this.
  • We made a separate batch and shaped the dough around a sausage. We placed this tasty treat on a skewer and cooked it over the fire. We had better success when we grilled the sausage first and then wrapped the dough around it.
  • Turn the bread regularly until golden brown on all sides.

Notes

Experiment and have fun with it. Enjoy!