Damper II

Ingredients

• 3 cups of self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup water

Directions

1. Sift flour and salt into a bowl, rub in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
2. Make a well in the centre, add the combined milk and water, mix lightly with a knife until dough leaves sides of bowl.
3. Gently knead on a lightly floured surface and then shape into a round, put on a greased oven tray.
4. Pat into a round 15 – 16 cm (6-6½ inch) diameter.
5. With sharp knife, cut two slits across dough like a cross, approximately 1 cm (½ inch) deep.
6. Brush top of dough with milk.
7. Sift a little extra flour over dough.
8. Bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
9. Reduce heat to moderate and bake another 20 minutes.