A Simple Yet Effective Damper Recipe

Cooking damper should be easy and straightforward, requiring only basic ingredients and methods. Here’s a popular simple recipe you can follow:

• Add 2 cups of self-raising flour and a pinch of salt to a bowl
• Slowly add water and mix the ingredients to form a dough
• Use your hands to softly work the dough to form a round shape
• Place the damper onto a lightly floured trivet covered with foil
• Add the mixture to your cast iron cookware, putting the lid on and covering it with coals
• Cook for 20 to 25 minutes

You’ll know your damper is cooked to perfection once it’s crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.

Helpful Tips and Suggestions

We recommend getting several accessories for your cast iron cookware to make cooking damper and other foods easier. This includes a connection peg puller to lift the lid and check on your meal or scrape coals off the top, a long handled shovel to get coals from the fire without burning your hands, and wire trivets to prevent food from sticking to the bottom.

In addition, we offer the following additional tips for cooking damper using cast iron:

• Don’t work the dough too much, otherwise it becomes too dense
• Crack the lid of the oven with a wire or something similar to help steam escape
• Eat the damper fresh out of the oven for the best taste and texture
• Use coals rather than a campfire to cook with

We also recommend adding spreads and other elements to your damper to create amazing flavour combinations. Brown sugar, sultanas, cinnamon, nutmeg, jam and maple syrup are great choices for those who want something sweet. Alternatively, you can satisfy savoury cravings by adding bacon, cheese and even BBQ sauce. The choice is yours!