Name: Vegemite cheese straws
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry; 4 teaspoon Vegemite; 2/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese.

Give your lunchbox snacks a cheeky twist. Vegemite kids of all ages will love these simple pastry treats for after school snacks or in lunchboxes. They only take 3 ingredients and less than 15 minutes to create so you can whip them after everyone gets home for easy straws to nibble on.

For more Vegemite-flavoured after school or lunchbox snacks, try these mini-Vegemite and cheese scrolls or these Vegemite pinwheels.

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Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry

4 teaspoon Vegemite

2/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese.

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C/200ºC fan-forced. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.

2.Spread 1 sheet puff pastry with 2 teaspoons Vegemite; sprinkle with 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese. Top with another sheet puff pastry; spread with 2 teaspoons Vegemite, then sprinkle with 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese.

3.Cut pastry stack in half; place one stack on top of the other, press down firmly. Cut pastry crossways into 24 strips; twist each strip, pinching ends to seal. Place on trays; bake about 12 minutes or until browned lightly.

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