DEMOGORGON-ZOLA TARTLETS

DIFFICULTY

FEEDS

“Today we make contact” with this monster of a snack

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE TARTLETS

1 sheet of ready-to-bake puff pastry dough

5 ounces blue cheese (we like Danish Blue, a vegetarian brand)

4 figs

Salt and pepper to taste

TO DECORATE

2 to 4 black olives

4 to 6 pine nuts

You will need: A cookie cutter in the shape of a man or a sharp knife

DIRECTIONS

Clear the work surface of any spilled blood before beginning. Preheat oven to 400°F.

Roll out the puff pastry dough and use the pastry cutter to make a rough outline of the Demogorgon’s body. Remove the head. Use excess strips of dough to fashion claws on the hands and feet. Repeat for a total of four pastries. Crumble the Gorgonzola over the pastries and use a knife to spread it evenly.

Bake the tarts in the oven for 20 minutes until golden.

Meanwhile, use a sharp knife to trim the tip of each fig and score into quarters without cutting all the way through. Open the figs up to make the Demogorgon’s flower-shaped head. Use a knife to cut black olives into slices and place a slice in the center of each fig head. Cut the pine nuts into small, jagged pieces and place on top of the olives as shown.

Remove the tarts from the oven, let cool, and arrange each with a fig head.

Enjoy. Just be aware that as you soon as you touch this dish, things are going to get very bad, very quickly.