Spiced Apple Damper

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• plain flour, for dusting
• 3 cups self-raising flour
• 80 g butter, chilled, cubed
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice
• 1 -1 1/4 cup milk
• 2 small apples, grated
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon demerara sugar
• cream cheese, to serve
• maple syrup, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200° celsius. lightly dust plain flour over a flat baking tray.
• 2 sift sr flour into a large bowl and stir in brown sugar and mixed spice.
• 3 rub butter into flour mixture using fingertips, until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• 4 stir in apple.
• 5 make a well in the centre and add 1 cup of milk. mix with a flat-bladed knife until mixture forms a soft dough (add more milk if required).
• 6 turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth. don't knead too much or damper will be tough.
• 7 shape dough into a 19cm (7.5 inch) round. brush top with egg and sprinkle with demerara sugar.
• 8 place onto prepared tray and bake 30 mins or until golden and cooked through.
• 9 stand on tray for 5 minutes.
• 10 serve with cream cheese and syrup.