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How to Make Cheesymite Scrolls

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Cheesymite scrolls are a popular bakery item in Australia and New Zealand. Unfortunately this delicious treat usually comes with a hefty price tag. Here I will show you how I make my own at home which are just as good. My friends and family love coming over for lunch!

The Dough

Following is the recipe which I use to make the dough for my scrolls, which can also be made using the dough setting in a bread machine. However feel free to use whichever dough you like.

Dough Ingredients

1 cup warm water
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
25g butter
1/4 cup milk
5 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour (approx.)

Making the Dough

Mix the water and the yeast until there are no lumps.
Melt the butter and add it to the yeast mix.
Add the milk, sugar, and salt. Mix.
Mix in 2 cups of flour. Make sure that the flour has been sifted first.
Keep adding and mixing in flour until the dough loses most of it's stickiness. For me this is usually an extra half a cup of flour.
Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes.
Shape the dough into a ball, and place in a bowl which has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
Cover with a tea towel and place somewhere warm for an hour. In winter I find the dough is very slow to rise, so on cold days I usually place the dough on a shelf in the cold oven. I then fill a pot with boiling water and place it underneath.

Preparing the Scrolls

Once the hour is up, remove the dough from the bowl and use a rolling pin to roll it out into a large square.

Depending on your preference spread a layer of marmite or vegemite over the dough. Cover with grated cheese and roll the dough up into a log.

Cut the log into segments. I tend to cut it into about 8 scrolls. Lie the scrolls down on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

Place the tray in a warm place for further rising. When the weather is warm I leave them to rise for an hour, but in colder weather they rise slower so I tend to leave them for an hour and a half or so.

Bake at 200 degrees celcius for approximately 15 minutes.

A Quick Alternative

If I don't have the time to make some dough, I'll use a sheet of puff pasty instead. After taking the sheet from the freezer I'll leave it to thaw on the bench for about 10 minutes. I tend to cut it into about 7 - 8 rolls. I bake these at 220 degrees celcius for approximately 20 minutes.