Australia · Oceania
Damper
A soda-leavened bush bread with no yeast at all, mixed quickly and buried in the coals of a campfire — rustic and dense by design, meant to be baked without an oven.
Method
Coal / Camp-Fire
Hydration
60%
water to flour
Glycemic index
68
Medium GI
Energy
280 kcal
per 100 g
Sensory profile
- sourness
- 1
- sweetness
- 2
- crispiness
- 5
- chewiness
- 4
- aroma
- 5
- moistness
- 5
Scale 0–10
Nutrition
per 100 g| Energy | 280 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 54 g |
| of which sugars | 1.5 g |
| Fat | 3.8 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sodium | 430 mg |
Typical values; recipes vary.
Texture
- Rustic crumbly crust
- Dense crumb
Typical ingredients
- Wheat Flour
- Milk
- Salt
- Fat / Butter
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