Australian Damper - cooking recipe

Ingredients

525 g self-raising flour (plus extra for top of bread)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons caster sugar (superfine)
40 g butter
125 ml milk (plus extra for top of bread)
310 ml water (approximately)

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 375F / 190C /gas mark 4.
Sift flour, salt and sugar into a large bowl, rub in the butter.
Stir in milk and enough water to mix to a sticky dough.
Turn dough onto a floured surface, knead until just smooth.
Place dough onto a greased baking tray and press into a 16cm round.
Cut a cross in the dough, about 1cm deep; brush with a little extra milk then sprinkle with a little extra flour; bake for about 45 minutes; lift onto a wire rack to cool.