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Cheese & Herb Damper

Here's how you make Cheese & Herb Damper
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • 2 teaspoons mustard powder
  • 50 grams butter (chopped)
  • 40 grams tasty cheese (finely grated)
  • 30 grams cheddar cheese (finely grated)
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped herbs (such as chives, parsley, basil and dill)
  • 1 cup milk
  • Salt (1 pinch salt and pepper, optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 180°C Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place flour, mustard, pinch of salt/pepper and butter in a food processor. Process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Transfer to a large bowl.

  • Step 2: Stir in cheese and herbs. Make a well in the centre. Add milk and mix with a flat-bladed knife until mixture comes together, adding more milk if required. Take care not to over mix or damper will be tough.

  • Step 3: Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth. Shape into a 15cm disc.

  • Step 4: Place on baking tray. Using a knife, score lines about 1cm deep on top of damper to divide into 6. Dust top with flour.

  • Step 5: Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

  • Step 6: Cut hot damper into 6 wedges and serve with butter or Mustard and Honey Butter posted on this site.


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