Camembert cheese mummy for Halloween

I have seen few recipes that are as easy, fun, quick to prepare and ideal to enjoy at the table as making this recipe for Camembert cheese baked into a mummy for Halloween . You will dip until there is no mummy left!

You will see that it takes less than 2 minutes to prepare it, it looks super aesthetic and fun for the table, and the truth is that enjoying dipped cheese in bites is a delicious and perfect option as a starter or for dinner.

Take advantage of the oven time to make some roasted carrots, go

Nordic Ware Naturals Tray and Emile Henry Cheese Dish

Ingredients

For the Cheese Mummy:

• A round Camembert or Brie cheese
• A puff pastry dough
• A couple of black olives
• A carrot
• Egg for brushing

• Sticks or crackers
• Toast
• Roasted carrots
• Baked pear or apple

Preparation

1. Lay out the puff pastry sheet and use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut it into strips.
2. Slice a couple of black olives, keeping the center rings.
3. Peel a carrot, and cut a couple of circles from the bottom end.
4. Arrange the carrot tips and place the black olive rings on top to make the eyes. Then wrap the cheese in a few strips of puff pastry, like bandages.
5. Arrange the camembert in the cheese dish or in an oven-safe dish.
6. Brush the puff pastry with beaten egg.
7. Place the cheese dish in the oven, preheated to 210 ºC and in the upper part of the oven. Keep it there for about 10 minutes, until the puff pastry has turned golden.

To make roasted carrots

When you cut the carrot tips to make the eyes, you can take the opportunity to peel a few more and cut them lengthwise. Place them on a baking tray (for these loose roasting things, the Nordic Ware Naturals Tray works wonders for me, the brand's star product in the USA - yes, even more than the bundt molds! They are so practical and versatile).

Sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil, and place in the oven along with the "mummy cheese" (if you have one of the small trays, it's great, because everything fits on the same oven tray). Since the oven is very hot and the tray is on top, you'll see that they roast quickly.

Nordic Ware Naturals Tray , Emile Henry Cheese Dish and Le Creuset Pumpkin Plates

Grades

• I saw the recipe a while ago on an American website, Delish , and although they made it with Brie, it is just as great with Camembert. Choose the option that you like best at home.
• Don't go far from the oven! Since it's brushed and the oven is hot, you'll see that the puff pastry cooks quickly. And you can't overcook it, because otherwise the cheese will fall apart and lose its charm.
• For the reddish eyes, you can also use peppers as in the original recipe or tomatoes. I preferred to use carrots - they get colour when they brown and so I took advantage of the opportunity to prepare the carrot tray: roasted carrots are ideal for dipping in cheese.
• Serve the cheese with crackers, sticks or toasted bread cut into strips. Cheese is for dipping!
• If you're in 100% Halloween mode, you can also decorate the table with some nuts: they grow brains, and they pair perfectly with the flavor of the cheese.

And let's not forget that Halloween is the day of the Castañada! How about accompanying it with some roasted chestnuts at home? Just like the nuts, they look like little brains, and with the cheese I assure you they will be scary!!

What do you say, are you going to dip this Halloween? Deal?