Moroccan-style Banana, Apricot And Cinnamon Filo Parcel

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 ounce butter
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 banana, sliced into large chunks
• 4 ounces ready-made phyllo pastry
• 4 ounces butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons caster sugar
• 4 1/2 ounces dried apricots
• 1 1/2 ounces whole almonds, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 orange, zest only
• 2 teaspoons icing sugar
• ice cream, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 heat a frying pan until hot, then add the butter and caster sugar.
• 3 add the bananas and fry until just golden, then set aside and allow to cool.
• 4 place one sheet of filo pastry onto a baking sheet and brush generously with some of the melted butter.
• 5 dust with half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and one teaspoon of caster sugar.
• 6 repeat this layer and dusting with a second, third and fourth layer of filo pastry, butter, cinnamon and sugar.
• 7 place the bananas along the length of the middle of the top filo sheet.
• 8 place the apricots, almonds, honey and orange zest into a bowl and mix well.
• 9 spoon the apricot mixture over the top of the bananas.
• 10 fold the sides of the filo pastry over the filling and roll it over, so that the join is underneath.
• 11 spread with more of the melted butter and dust with icing sugar.
• 12 place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until the filo is crisp and golden.
• 13 to serve, cut the filo parcel into wedges and serve with a dollop of ice cream.