SWEET POTATO AND CHIVE DAMPER

INGREDIENTS

• Flour, for dusting
• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 60g butter, chopped
• 1 cup mashed orange sweet potato (see Notes)
• 3/4 cup milk, plus extra for brushing
• 1/4 cup fresh chives, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
• Butter, to serve

How to Make

1.Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced. Dust a baking tray with a little flour. Combine self-raising flour and salt in a bowl. Using fingertips, rub butter into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2.Add mashed sweet potato, milk, chives and parsley. Using a butter knife, stir mixture until a sticky dough forms, adding a little extra milk, if necessary. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until just smooth. Shape dough into a 20cm round. Put on prepared tray.

3.Lightly brush top with a little extra milk. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and cracked black pepper. Using a sharp knife, score top of damper into 8 wedges. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and hollow when tapped. Stand for 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with butter.

NUTRITION

• 1290 kj
  ENERGY
 
• 15.3g
  FAT TOTAL
 
• 9.9g
  SATURATED FAT
 
• 3.5g
  FIBRE
 
• 5.5g
  PROTEIN
• 27mg
  CHOLESTEROL
 
• 740mg
  SODIUM
 
• 35.4g
  CARBS (TOTAL)

All nutrition values are per serve

NOTES

Cook 1 (about 600g) peeled and chopped orange sweet potato in boiling water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Mash with a potato masher or fork until smooth.