Wattleseed damper with golden syrup butter

Ingredients

• 3 cups self-raising flour
• 2 tbsp softened butter
• 1 tbsp wattleseed, finely ground
• 1 ½ cups water

Golden syrup butter

• ¼ cup softened butter
• ¼ cup golden syrup

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl place your flour in and mix in the butter rubbing the flour and butter between your hands until you form a sandy in texture. Make sure not to leave any butter chunks.
2. Mix in the wattleseed then add water 1 cup at a time to get a nice sticky dough.
3. Place extra flour on your bench top and knead well to combine dough making sure to keep your hands floured to avoid sticky hands. 
4. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
5. Knead into a bread loaf and place on a floured baking tray, bake for 35 mins until browned and cooked through.
6. Alternatively, you can wrap the damper in a bamboo leaf softened over a flame, then again in aluminium foil.
7. To make the golden syrup butter, combine equal parts butter and golden syrup. Serve damper warm with golden syrup butter.

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