Damper (Australian Campfire Bread)

Name: Damper (Australian Campfire Bread)
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings

Freshly baked damper, with the camp oven that was used. Pack saddles and oilskin coats are drying on the fence, Oven Camp, Walcha, NSW. ? Photo by N.Goodwin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Damper is Australian bushman's bread, made while camping or "waltzing matilda" (carrying a swag around looking for work). It is meant to be made outside by a campfire.

Cooking time: 50 minutes
Servings: 2

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