The Resto Baker Boys Tuesday Recipes

RECIPE 1: Outback Damper

Baked by Volunteer Mike Gething

1lb flour

½ pint billabong water strained in an old sock to get the bugs out

Mix the flour and water to a dough and shape to a 2” high round

Scrape a hollow in the fires ashes and put the dough in and cover with ashes

Leave for 2 hours

Use a stick to check it’s cooked (stick comes out dry)

Scrape ash off (optional) eat & enjoy.

RECIPE 2: Ginger Biscuits

Baked by Volunteer John Bartlett

400 g plain flour

100 g ground ginger

2 oz butter

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarb of soda

Mix all the ingredients to a dough & shape into biscuits

Bake at gas mark 4 for 10 – 15 mins

You’ll need to decide how crispy round the edges you want them and adjust the baking time.

RECIPE 3: Weetabix Cake

Baked by Volunteer Roger Pantling

2 weetabix crushed

6oz raisins

6 oz self-raising flour

4oz brown sugar

½ pint semi skimmed milk

1 egg

Mix the Weetabix, raisins & milk together and leave to stand for 2 hours

Mix in the flour, sugar and egg until a dough is formed

Grease and line a loaf tin and bake at 160’ for 1 – 1 ½ hrs

Leave to cool – turn out – slice – butter – eat !