My twins couldn’t be any more different.  For a start, one is a boy, the other a girl.  He is short, she is tall.  He is dark, she is blonde.  He is usually quiet, she is outgoing.  She eats anything and everything you offer to her, often stealing raw vegetables as I prepare dinner, he eats………Vegemite Sandwiches!  Of course, this is not all he eats, I make sure of that, but when it comes to packing the lunch box, his daily request is always a vegemite sandwich.  He is The Vegemite Kid.   Occassionally he will request something different, like a Vegemite Wrap!  You see my dilema?  How many Vegemite Sandwiches can he eat before he gets bored?  So I was thrilled when I came across this recipe.  I know it is only a slight variation, but we will take it one small change at a time.  Also, the other kids love them.

Cheese and Vegemite Scrolls (makes 8 to 10)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup wholemeal flour
• 80g butter
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon vegemite, heaped
• 1 tablespoon milk

Method:

Preheat oven to 200°C.  (180C fan forced).

In a medium bowl, combine both flours and butter.

Using your fingertips, rub the butter through the flours until you have a breadcrumb consistency, then add ¾ of the cheese combination and milk and work into a dough ball with your hands.

When these ingredients are combined, lightly flour your kitchen bench and gently push the dough out into a rectangle, approx 1 cm in depth.

Spread vegemite evenly over the top of the dough and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Roll the dough into a long rope shape, rolling it away from you. When you have a rope of dough cut it into eight equal rounds and place them on a lined baking tray.

Brush with milk.

Bake for 20 minutes then remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

LunchBox Tips….

If you don’t have wholemeal flour then use all white, just pour the milk in gradually as you might not need it all.

With any dough, try and be as gentle as possible and kneed it only as much as it needs to prevent the dough being tough.

These freeze really well and will hold up in a lunch box rain, hail, and shine.

This recipe was created by Camilla Baker for Kidspot