Sweet Potato and Bacon Damper

This is a great bread to serve with a braai or barbecue.

It is nicest made with the orange coloured sweet potatoes,

also known as Kumaras.

You will need to cook 1 medium sweet potato - about 400g - for this recipe.

Ingredients:
4 streaky bacon rashers, chopped.
450g self-raising flour.
5ml salt
15ml sugar
2ml nutmeg
5ml ground hot paprika
2ml cayenne pepper
40g butter
250ml mashed cooked sweet potato
125ml milk
125ml buttermilk
about 60ml water
Milk to brush on top.
Flour and paprika to dust on top.

Method:
Preheat the oven to 200C.
Cook the bacon in a pan until crisp, drain and cool. Break into bits.
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, rub in the butter and add the mashed sweet potato and broken up bacon.
Stir in the milk, butter milk and water to mix to a soft, sticky dough.
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
Press the dough into an 18cm round greased cake tin.
Cut a cross about 1cm deep in the dough, brush with a little milk and dust with flour and paprika.
Bake in a hot oven for 40 minutes.
Serve Warm with Chilli Butter.

Ingredients for the Chilli Butter:
125g butter
1 small fresh red chilli, finely chopped

To Make the Chilli Butter:
Beat the butter and chilli together until well combined.