Sweet Potato Damper
There is something about a cold rainy day that gives me the urge to make some fresh hot bread. My favorite bread to make is a good damper. It is so quick and easy to make. No waiting hours for the dough to rise. Plus, you can add pretty much anything to it. When I originally found this recipe (taste.com) I was skeptical. I haven’t always been a huge fond of sweet potato, but this recipe changed my mind. The herbs and the sweet potato go so well together. You can taste it, but the flavors aren’t totally overwhelming. Plus, the addition of the sweet potato creates the most gorgeous orange color. The recipe you see is entirely lactose free, providing you use the right products of course.
Servings: 8 yield(s)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 60 mins
Ingredients
  • 2 cup Self raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 60 g Lactose free margarine (Brand used - Nuttellex)
  • 1 cup Sweet potato ((you will need about 300g to make 1 cup of mash))
  • 3/4 cup Milk (Lactose free) (Brand Used - Liddells Full Cream )
  • 1/4 cup Chives ((washed and chopped))
  • 1/4 cup Parsley ((washed and chopped) )
    • Extra
  • Baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • Extra milk for brushing
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 200c and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Peel and slice the sweet potato thinly. Place into a pot of water. Boil until the sweet potato is tender. If you stick a fork into the potato it should slide out cleanly.
  3. Drain the sweet potato and mash. I prefer my mash to be a little bit chunkier. I enjoy seeing small pieces of potato in the bread alongside the delicious herbs. If you don’t want this effect, then mash it until completely smooth.
  4. Finely chop the chives and parsley. Set aside.
  5. In a large bowl combine the self-raising flour and salt. Add the margarine and rub into the mixture. It should resemble crumbs.
  6. Add the sweet potato, milk, chives and parsley.
  7. Use a butter knife and stir the mixture until it forms a sticky dough.
  8. Put some flour onto the bench. Turn the dough onto the surface and kneed until smooth. Shape into a ball and place onto the prepared tray.
  9. Brush the top with a little bit of milk. Score the top of the damper in the shape of a cross.
  10. Bake for 30 minutes until golden. Tap the bread, if it sounds hollow then it is done. Also you can stick a skewer into the centre, it should come out cleanly when it is done.
  11. Serve warm with a little bit of butter melted on top. Enjoy.