Banana Octopus

What would you do with some leftover pastry?

I had some shortcrust pastry left over from a batch of chicken, onion and mushroom pasties. I also had a mushy banana that needed using. Hence:

Banana Octopus!!

Here it is:






and after I went a bit crazy with The Gimp:


Sure he's a bit burnt, but at least it means he's got real eyes.

He went really well with the homemade marmalade I made last night.