Name: Ed’s foolproof brown butter porridge damper recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 100g unsalted butter, chopped, plus extra 25g; 1 cup rolled oats; 1¼ cups water, plus extra, for brushing; 1 brown onion, diced; 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ cup wholemeal plain flour; 1 tsp fine salt; 1 cup grated tasty cheese; ½ cup finely grated parmesan; 1 Tbsp snipped chives; Antipasti, to serve

Everyone loves damper… but a good damper recipe is so hard to find! This week, Fast Ed’s sharing how to make damper. With loads of added flavour from the browned butter – plus cheese for good measure – this damper has the most amazing texture and smells as good as it tastes.

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Ingredients

100g unsalted butter, chopped, plus extra 25g

1 cup rolled oats

1¼ cups water, plus extra, for brushing

1 brown onion, diced

2 cups self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

½ cup wholemeal plain flour

1 tsp fine salt

1 cup grated tasty cheese

½ cup finely grated parmesan

1 Tbsp snipped chives

Antipasti, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced (200°C conventional). Grease and line a 22cm round springform cake pan with baking paper.

Melt butter in a large frying pan on medium heat, cook, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes until butter is golden brown. Add oats, cook for 3 minutes, until golden. Remove from heat, stir in water. Put oat mixture in a bowl, set aside to cool completely.

Melt extra butter in same pan on medium heat. Cook onion for 3 minutes until soft, stir into oat mixture. Set aside to cool for 15 minutes.

Sift self-raising flour, baking powder and bicarb in a bowl, then stir in wholemeal flour and salt. Gently mix in oat mixture and tasty cheese. Divide into 7 pieces and roll each into a ball, arrange in lined pan. Set aside for 15 minutes, then brush with a little water and scatter with parmesan and chives.

Bake for 20 minutes, then cover with foil and bake for a further 10 minutes until rolls are golden. Cool damper slightly on wire rack. Serve with antipasti.

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