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Page 1: TRTLMT Back To School & Lunchbox Guide 2015

TRTLMTBack To School & Lunchbox Guide 2015

The road to loving my

Thermo Mixer

Visit our website for a huge collection of recipes and thermo mixer tips!www.trtlmt.com.au

Page 2: TRTLMT Back To School & Lunchbox Guide 2015

TRTLMTBack To School & Lunchbox Guide 2015

The road to loving my

Thermo Mixer

Visit our website for a huge collection of recipes and thermo mixer tips!www.trtlmt.com.au

Thank you for downloading ourback to school guide!

Lunchboxes are something I get quite excited about. I don’t know why but it is something I get a kick out of. Crazy I know. Maybe I’ll change my mind when I have two at full time school in February 2015.

I can appreciate that lunchbox ideas are often hard. We end up repeating the same thing day in and day out, not that children mind all that much I’ve found. It’s always good to add some variety though.

I’ve created this little booklet for you to make lunchbox filling just that little bit more easy but also fun and to encourage children being involved in the process. This booklet has a broad selection of ideas. They will not suit everyone, allergies and eating styles. These are just popular ideas and recipes in my home and on the blog.

Included are a variety of printables that make lunchbox planning easy and organised as well as a few extra goodies to make it fun also.

We also showcase some great businesses that sell fantastic items for back to school. Some you will have seen before as Im big sup-porters of their products but also some newly discovered gems.

I hope you find this useful and it makes life that little bit easier.

Happy lunching! Peta

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Peta’s tips for easier lunchbox prep!

A lot of schools now have exclusions on some food items such as eggs or nuts. Check with your school to ensure you pack a safe lunchbox for all (we all know how kiddies love to share their food).

Involve the children in planning their lunchboxes. They will be much more likely to eat what is in it if they have had ownership over it (and no I don’t mean letting them pick lollies and chips only). Use our lunchbox planners to help with this process.

Ensure the lunchbox and drink bottle are age appropriate and easy to use. Nobody wants to battle a hard to open clip when hungry (or hangry in my case!).

Pack lunchboxes the night ahead if possible. This saves time in the morning if you know you will be in a rush. I often will pack the night before and then in the morn-ing just add the last minute pantry items that would go soggy if placed into the fridge.

Prepare ahead wherever possible. Sandwiches with fillings such as cheese and ham, jam, nut butters, vegemite and cheese freeze very well. If space allows, make up enough sandwiches at the beginning of the week and freeze in freezer safe sandwich containers or zip lock bags. Simply pull out of the freezer and pop into the lunchbox to thaw. Frozen fruit such as orange quarters, grapes and bananas also keep the lunchbox cool and are great prepare ahead snacks.

Lunch doesn’t always mean sandwiches. Leftover chicken drumsticks, sausages, sausage rolls, meatballs, quiches and wraps all make great lunchbox additions. My kiddies enjoy these cold but if your school has a microwave even better!

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Peta’s tips for easier lunchbox prep! cont...

I say this all the time but bake in bulk and freeze. There are a variety of muffins, cakes and biscuits on the blog that are great for the freezer. I store them in ziplock bags or wrap in aluminium foil and cling film and place into a freezer safe container. You want to avoid freezer burn.

Most vegetables and fruit do really well stored, cut up in containers for up to a week, particularly if you have a specific fridge container system. At the beginning of the week, chop up your fruit and vegetables in to bite size pieces and keep in individual containers that you can grab in the morning or in a large container and portion out as needed.

Ensure you use ice bricks especially in warmer months to keep food fresh. A wet sponge frozen and placed in to a ziplock bag makes a great DIY ice brick. I love making frozen yoghurts and slushies, freeze them in reusuable pouches and pop into the lunch box. Even frozen muffins or slices of cake make great mini ice bricks and thaw in time for morning tea.

To prevent apple or pears from browning once cut, cover with a little lemon juice. Or soak in little water that has a teaspoon of citric acid added to it. Drain and pop into the lunchbox. Another great tip is cut the apple into quarters and remove the core. Place the apple together again so it looks whole and place a food safe rubber band around it.

Make it fun! No one said lunch had to be boring. Include lots of colour, tastes and textures. There are some great businesses featured in this guide that sell amazing lunchbox goodies to make lunch that little bit more enjoyable.

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Lunchbox SuggestionsUtilise your freezer!Most Sundays I do a big cook up and prepare enough snacks for the weeks worth of lunchboxes or more. Things like cookie dough, cookies, muffins, pikelets, cakes, quiches, sausage rolls and meatballs to name a few can be easily frozen.

You need to prevent freezer burn so make sure what you are storing is wrapped correctly. I will either use zip lock bags or wrap in a layer of cling wrap then aluminium foil. I then store them in a freezer safe container.

I need some lunchbox filler ideas!Snacks: • Yoghurt/frozen yoghurt tub• Custard tub• Rice or chia pudding, tapioca, junket etc• Veggie sticks and dip • Tortilla/corn chips and guacamole• Fruit salad tubs or fruit kebabs• Fresh fruit in whole pieces• Stewed fruit• Dried fruit medley• Dried cereal: Nutrigrain, Cheerios etc.• Rice crackers and cheese or dip• Cornthins/Cruskits/Saos with:

• Vegemite and cheese• Cheese and tomato• Avocado• Mashed banana• Cucumber and cheese• Ham and cheese

• Fruit bars, straps, roll ups and balls• Fruit and cereal bars• Trail mix• Popcorn• Raisin bread with butter/jam• Pikelets and pancakes• Muffins and Scones (sweet and savoury) • Banana bread, fruit loaf• English muffin or crumpet

• Vegetable or fruit chips• Bliss balls• Baked beans• Biscuits and cookies• Pretzels• Boiled eggs• Cheese sticks or shapes

Main meals:• Sandwiches, scrolls, wraps• Rolls, turkish pide bread, foccacia• Pizza, pizza pockets, pizza balls• Sausage rolls• Meatballs• Veggie patties, falafel, lentil burgers, risotto

balls• Tuna or salmon balls/burgers• Quiche, frittata, zucchini slice, fritters, bubble

and squeak• Salads and cold pasta or rice salads• Cold meat and salads• Shredded meats• Baked beans• Four bean mix and salad• Pita pockets with fillings• Toasted sandwich (cool then wrap)• Vol-au-vents

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Kids Lunchbox IdeasKids Lunchbox IdeasGrapefruit

KiwifruitLemons

MandarinsOranges

GrapefruitLemonsOranges

ApricotsPineapple

PearNectarinesPeachesTwo FruitsFruit Salad

Purees

BerriesMango

ApplesFigs

GrapesKiwifruitLemons

WatermelonNectarinesPeaches

PearsPlums

BlackberriesBlueberries

StrawberriesCherriesGrapes

RaspberriesHoneydewRockmelonWatermelonNectarinesOranges

(Valencia)Peaches

Plums

BananasSultanas

Brussel SproutsCarrotsFennel

PotatoesSilverbeetSpinach

ArtichokesAsparagusBeetroot

Brussel SproutsCabbage

FennelLeeksPeas

RhubarbSilverbeetSpinach

CarrotsSweetcorn

Cream CornPeas & CornBaby CornTomatoes

BeansAsparagus

AsparagusBeans

BeetrootCabbage

CarrotsCucumberEggplantLettucesPotatoesPumpkinsSnowpeasSweetcornTomatoes

TurnipsZucchini

AsparagusBeanshoots

BeetrootCabbageCapsicum

CarrotsCeleryChillies

CucumbersEggplant

LeeksLettucesPumpkinsRhubarb

SnowpeasSpinach

Spring OnionSweetcornTomatoes

TurnipsZucchini

BeanshootsBroccoli

CauliflowerMushrooms

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Kids Lunchbox IdeasKids Lunchbox IdeasGrapefruit

KiwifruitLemons

MandarinsOranges

GrapefruitLemonsOranges

ApricotsPineapple

PearNectarinesPeachesTwo FruitsFruit Salad

Purees

BerriesMango

ApplesFigs

GrapesKiwifruitLemons

WatermelonNectarinesPeaches

PearsPlums

BlackberriesBlueberries

StrawberriesCherriesGrapes

RaspberriesHoneydewRockmelonWatermelonNectarinesOranges

(Valencia)Peaches

Plums

BananasSultanas

Brussel SproutsCarrotsFennel

PotatoesSilverbeetSpinach

ArtichokesAsparagusBeetroot

Brussel SproutsCabbage

FennelLeeksPeas

RhubarbSilverbeetSpinach

CarrotsSweetcorn

Cream CornPeas & CornBaby CornTomatoes

BeansAsparagus

AsparagusBeans

BeetrootCabbage

CarrotsCucumberEggplantLettucesPotatoesPumpkinsSnowpeasSweetcornTomatoes

TurnipsZucchini

AsparagusBeanshoots

BeetrootCabbageCapsicum

CarrotsCeleryChillies

CucumbersEggplant

LeeksLettucesPumpkinsRhubarb

SnowpeasSpinach

Spring OnionSweetcornTomatoes

TurnipsZucchini

BeanshootsBroccoli

CauliflowerMushrooms

vegg

ies

frui

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Kids Lunchbox IdeasKids Lunchbox IdeasHam

Hard Boiled Eggs

HummusKidney Beans

LentilsMeatballs

Pumpkin SeedsQuiche

Roasted Chick Peas

Rolled OmletteSalamiSalmon

SausagesSoy beansSplit peasSunflower

SeedsTuna

Veggie burgersWhite beans

Chicken DrumsticksChicken NuggetsChicken Schnitzel

Corned BeefFalafel

Fish Fingers

4 Bean SaladBaked BeansBBQ Chickenbean burgers

Beef JerkyBeef Slices

"Boiled Soybeans

(Edamames)"

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PikeletsPitta Bread

PizzaPopcornPretzelsQuinoa

Ready to eat Cereals

Rice Cakes

RollsRice SaladsRolled Oats

RollsRyvitas Savoury MuffinsScones

Sliced Bread

SushiTortilla

Wild RiceWraps

English MuffinFlat BreadFoccaciaFried RiceMuesli Bars

Muffins/CakesNoodlesOatmeal

Pasta Salads

BagelsBread RollsBread SticksCornbreadCouscous

Creamed RiceCroissantsCrumpets

Cruskitscarb

s

Laughing CowMilk based Puddings

MozzarellaRicotta

SwissTofu

Yoghurt

Baby BelBrie

Cheddar CheeseColby

Cottage Cheese

Cream CheeseCustardJarlsberg Cheese

Kraft Singles

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Thermo Mixer

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Ingredients

100g butter, cubed

70g brown sugar

70g honey

2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste

220g oats

40g shredded coconut

30g pepitas

15g chia seeds

50g sunflower seeds

50g caramalised buckinis

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Place butter, honey, sugar and vanilla into the bowl.

Cook at 100 degrees for 3.5mins, speed 2.

Once melted add remaining ingredients.

Mix on speed 2 until just combined.

Press a tablespoon of mixture into each hole of a silicone muffin form or

greased muffin tin.

Press down and compact the mixture. This will make 48 bites.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Allow to cool. Keep in an airtight container for up to a week.

Muesli Bites Yields 48

Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Total Time: 35 min

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Ingredients

Cranberry60g dried cranberries

2 pitted dates

10g desiccated coconut

1 teaspoon honey

Apple60g dried apple chunks

2 pitted dates

10g desiccated coconut

Instructions

Place your first batch of ingredients (apple or pineapple) into the bowl.

Blitz on speed 7 for approximately 30-60 seconds. Each batch will differ slightly in

time due to texture and moisture in the fruit.

The longer you blitz the better it mixes and combines.

Stop and test the batch by rolling some in your hand. If it is too wet add a little extra

coconut. If its too dry add a little extra honey or an extra date.I didn’t find I needed

to with the amounts listed in the ingredients section but each dried fruit brand will

differ slightly in texture and moisture.

Roll into small balls and coat in desiccated coconut.

Store in the fridge for up to a week or freeze.

Mini Fruit BallsPrep Time: 20 min | Total Time: 20 min

Strawberry60g dried strawberries

2 pitted dates

10g desiccated coconut

1 teaspoon honey

Pineapple60g dried pineapple

chunks

10g desiccated coconut

Apricot60g dried apricots

10g desiccated coconut

1 teaspoon honey

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Ingredients

Bread150g self raising flour

80g desiccated coconut

90g sugar

35g coconut oil

250g milk

Lemon Icing80g icing sugar

1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line or grease a small sized loaf tin.

Add all bread ingredients into bowl.

Blitz on speed 5 for 10 seconds.

Pour batter into prepared tin.

Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes or until slightly golden on top and cooked

through.

Once bread is cooled, combine icing sugar and half of the lemon juice

in a bowl. With a small whisk or spoon combine.

Drizzle in more juice until a thin lemon icing is achieved.

Spread over the bread.

10 Second Coconut Bread Serves 8

Prep Time: 1 min | Cook Time: 30 min | Total Time: 31 min

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Ingredients

280g self raising flour

60g sugar

250mls milk

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon of baking powder

½ teaspoon of finely ground salt

45g melted butter

Instructions

Place all ingredients into bowl except the butter.

Blitz on speed 6 for 20-30 seconds or until lump free.

Add more milk if it appears too thick.

Add melted butter and blitz on speed 6 until just combined.

Place small spoonfuls of the batter into a frying pan on medium heat.

I do three at a time. I use a tiny bit of butter to grease my pan.

Once bubbles appear on the pikelet, flip over and cook for 30 seconds or until

cooked through.

NotesThese can be frozen.

Fluffy Vanilla Pikelets Yields 20

Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Total Time: 20 min

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Features of Sinchies

Fill 'em with anythingyou can think of!

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Features of Sinchies

Fill 'em with anythingyou can think of!

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Ingredients

100g coconut oil or butter

80g honey

80g dark choc chips

200g oats

2 tablespoons dessicated coconut,

(optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees

Line a slice tin with baking paper.

Add oil and honey to bowl.

Melt on 90 degrees, speed 2 for 5 minutes.

Add choc chips to the hot liquid and then the oats and coconut.

Mix on reverse, speed 4 until just mixed through and chocolate has melted.

Pour into prepared tin and press down. Compress slice well.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until you can tell its has hardened slightly.

It can be hard to tell due to the chocolate colour. Ensure you don’t burn it.

It doesn’t taste nice burnt (trust me on this one).

Place the tin onto a cooling rack. Do not remove the slice from tin.

Allow to cool completely, remove from pan and cut into slices.

Store in an airtight container.

CHOC Slice yields 30

Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Total Time: 30 min

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Ingredients

100g butter, cubed

90g brown sugar

85g honey

2 teas vanilla bean paste

200g oats

40g rice bubbles or similar

40g dessicated or shredded coconut

20g pepitas

15g chia seeds

50g sunflower seeds

10g flaxseed meal

Instructions

Place butter, honey, sugar and vanilla into the bowl.

Cook at 100 degrees for 3.5mins, speed 2.

Once melted add remaining ingredients.

Mix on speed 2 until just combined.

Press into a tin that has been lined with baking paper and let cool in the fridge

for an hour or more.

Store in the fridge for up to a week.

Fruitless Muesli Bars Yields 10

Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 5 min | Total Time: 15 min

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Ingredients

Dough220g lukewarm water

375g bakers flour

1.5 teaspoons yeast

1 teaspoon of salt

1.5 teaspoons of bread improver

OptionalMilk or egg, lightly beaten

Sesame seeds

Instructions

Add the ingredients in this order: water, yeast, flour, improver, salt.

Blitz on speed 7 for 10 seconds to roughly combine. Knead for 6 mins.

Remove dough and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and place into a

warm spot. I use the front seat of my car or a warmed oven.

Leave this to rise for approximately an hour or until doubled.

Remove dough from bowl, knock out the air by shaping your dough into 7 bread rolls.

Place them onto a lined tin in a flower formation (one roll in the middle and 6 around it) en-

suring they slightly touch.

Brush with a little milk or egg wash and sesame seeds.

Allow to rise until almost doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Bake for approx 30-40 minutes.

Soft Fluffy Bread Rolls Serves 7

Prep Time: 2 hr | Cook Time: 30 min | Total Time: 2 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

220g lukewarm water

375g bakers flour

1.5 teaspoons yeast

1 teaspoon of salt

1.5 teaspoons of bread improver

3 tablespoons each of pepitas and sunflower seeds

1 tablespoon each of chia seeds, poppy seeds, seseme seeds, flaxseeds

Instructions

Add the water, yeast, flour, improver and salt in that order.

Blitz on speed 7 for 10 seconds to roughly combine. Knead for 6 mins.

In the last 30 seconds add the seeds.

Remove dough and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and place

into a warm spot. I use the front seat of my car or a warmed oven.

Leave this to rise for approximately an hour or until doubled.

Remove dough from bowl, knock out the air by shaping your dough into a loaf shape.

Combine coating seeds on a plate and roll your dough in them.

Place the dough in to a bread tin and sprinkle over any remaining seeds from the plate.

Allow to rise for another 30-45 minutes in the tin. Due to the seeds, the

second rise needs to be a little longer than a traditional white loaf.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Bake for approximately 30-45 mins.

6 Seed Bread makes a family size loaf

Prep Time: 2 hr 20 min | Cook Time: 30 min | Total Time: 2 hr 50 min

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Simply roll out small balls of pizza dough of choice. I use the below recipe of mine. This is plenty for

32 pizza pops. You can halve it if you prefer if you want a tray of 16 as shown in the photo.

Ingredients

220g lukewarm water

375g bakers flour

1.5 teaspoons yeast

1 teaspoon of salt

1 tablespoon of oil

200g cheese

Pizza fillings of your choosing

3 tablespoons tomato paste

Instructions

Add the ingredients in this order: water, oil, yeast, flour, salt.

Blitz on speed 7 for 10 seconds to roughly combine. Knead for 6 mins.

Remove dough and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and place

into a warm spot. Leave this to rise for approximately an hour or until doubled.

Remove dough from bowl, knock out the air by shaping your dough into balls.

Allow to rise for another 30 minutes, ensuring it is covered.

Pop a little filling on the flattened out balls of dough, roll up into a

ball by dragging the edges towards the centre and press the

ends together. Brush with milk or egg.

Bake at 180 degrees for about 20-30 minutes.

Pizza Pops Yields 16-32

Prep Time: 1 hr 15 min | Cook Time: 30 min approx | Total Time: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

300g dried apricots

50g pitted dates

100g dessicated coconut

2 tablespoons desiccated coconut

for coating, (optional)

Instructions

Place everything into bowl.

Blitz on speed 7 for 20 seconds.

Increase speed to 10 for 30 seconds.

Line a small loaf tin with baking paper.

Spoon mixture in and smooth out using the back of a glass or your tmx measuring

cup that has been covered with a little baking paper to avoid sticking.

Refrigerate for 1 hour then remove from tin.

Slice into 12 bar shapes and then into pieces. I got 40 small squares from mine.

Place squares and coconut into a bowl. Toss until coated.

Refrigerate in an airtight container.

NotesIf the mixture is too dry, process a little longer or add an extra date.

You can use medjool dates however they are quite sweet so

taste the mixture as you go.

Apricot Bites Yields 40

Prep Time: 1 hr 5 min | Total Time: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

3 slices of day old bread

500g chicken breast, chopped

110g broccoli florets

1 small carrot, chopped roughly

1 onion, peeled and quartered

2 small garlic cloves, peeled

Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Place bread in to bowl. Blitz on speed 7 until desired consistency, as fine or coarse

as you like. Set aside.

Add onion, garlic and vegetables to bowl.

Blitz on speed 7 for 5 seconds. Scrape down.

Add remaining ingredients.

Blitz on speed 7 until combined. Approximately 5-10 seconds.

Shape into 18 small nugget shapes.

Coat with breadcrumbs.

Place onto tray. Drizzle with a little olive oil.

Bake for 30 minutes. Flip halfway through cooking.

Serve.

Chicken Broccoli Nuggets yields 18

Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 30 min | Total Time: 45 min

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Ingredients

2 pieces of day old bread, wholemeal

or seeded works well

1 teaspoon parsley, or to taste

20g parmesan cheese

1 garlic clove, peeled

Half an onion, peeled and halved

400g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 egg

10g olive oil

Instructions

Place bread, parmesan and parsley into bowl.

Blitz on speed 7 for 8 seconds. Set aside.

Add onion and garlic to bowl.

Blitz on speed 7 for 5 seconds or until fine. Scrape down.

Add oil.

Cook at 100 degrees for 4 minutes, speed 2.

Add remaining ingredients including breadcrumb mix.

Blitz on speed 8 until well combined.

Shape into patties and shallow fry in a frying pan.

This will make 15 small patties in total.

Drain well on paper towel and serve.

Chickpea Patties Yields 15

Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Total Time: 30 min

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Ingredients

500g good quality beef mince

1 onion, peeled and quartered

2 garlic cloves, peeled

1 egg, you can leave this out

1 heaped tablespoon of honey

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce

Pepper, to taste

1 teaspoon of sesame seeds

Dipping sauce3 tablespoons soy sauce

1 spring onion, sliced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Place onion and garlic into bowl.

Blitz on speed 7 for 5 seconds. Scrape down.

Add remaining meatball ingredients except sesame seeds.

Blitz on speed 4 for 6 seconds or until just combined.

Roll into 28 balls and place into large baking dish. Bake for 18 minutes.

Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.

Combine soy sauce and shallots in a small bowl. Serve.

Honey Soy Meatballs Yields 28

Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 18 min | Total Time: 28 min

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Ingredients

330g bakers flour, or plain flour

120g warm water

60g olive oil, a flavoured one would be fantastic

1 teaspoon Herbamare salt or salt of choice

1 egg, beaten

Extra Herbamare for sprinkling over the top

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line to baking trays.

Place flour, water, olive oil and salt into bowl.

Knead for 2 minutes. It will look like little pebbles.

Remove from bowl and knead with your hand to form a smooth ball of dough.

Divide into two balls. Roll one ball out on the baking mat or tray you will be baking on.

Roll the dough out into a large rectangle. Roll very thinly. The thinner it is rolled,

the crispier the cracker will be.

Using a pizza wheel or spatula, cut the dough horizontally and vertically to make

square or rectangle crackers. Repeat for second ball of dough on the other tray.

Brush with egg lightly and sprinkle with a little extra Herbamare of desired.

Bake for approximately 15 minutes, you may need to bake for a little longer

to cook the middle crackers. Just take out the cooked ones out and let

the middle crackers cook a few minutes extra.

Place onto a cooling rack.

Store in an airtight container.

Olive Oil Crackers Serves 60Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Total Time: 25 min

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The magnet is brightly coloured,

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Ingredients:2 cups Self Raising Flour

1/4 cup Caster Sugar

1 cup Milk

1 Egg (lightly beaten)

75gm Melted Butter

1 - 1.5 cups of chosen topping

(see list below)

Method:1. Mix all ingredients together until just combined

2. Pop into greased tray

3. Bake in oven at 180c (160c fan forced) for 20-25 mins. (To make Mini Muffins bake for 10-15mins)

Lemon and Rasberry

Blueberry and Coconut

Mixed Berry and Mango Puree

Strawberry Yoghurt

Banana and French Vanilla Yoghurt

Banana, Choc Chip and Honey (omit Sugar)

Rolled Oates and Apple Puree

Raisins, Choc Chip and Mixed Spice (1tsp)

Lemon and Chia Seeds

Date and Maple Syrup

savoury*sweetPumpkin

Breakfast Style:(Egg, Bacon, Red Pepper, Onion and Spinach)

Tomato and Cream Corn

Sweet Potato and Carrot

Carrot, Zucchini and Ham(with a dash of sweet chilli sauce)

Spinach and Bacon

Cheese

Poppyseeds

Sweetcorn, Cheese and Chive

*omit sugarfrom basic recipe

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PrintablesPrint and make lunchbox planning easy and fun! Don’t forget to print of the

lunchbox notes too for an extra lunchbox surprise!

Printables can be found on the website also for easy printing.

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Lunch

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Afternoon Tea

Lunch

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Thank youWe hope you enjoyed our 2015 guide. Thank you to the businesses who

provided discount codes, recipes and great ideas to be included within this guide.

Don’t forget to like the Facebook page and visit the website regularly for more great lunchbox ideas, recipes and discount codes throughout the

year.

Happy lunching!