Ingredients

• 25g/¾oz butter
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 banana
• sliced into large chunks
• 110g/4oz ready-made filo pastry
• 110g/4oz butter
• melted
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 4 tsp caster sugar
• 125g/4½oz dried apricots
• 40g/1½oz whole almonds
• roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 orange
• zest only
• 2 tsp icing sugar
• ice cream
• to serve

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Heat a frying pan until hot
• then add the butter and caster sugar.
• Add the bananas and fry until just golden
• then set aside and allow to cool.
• Place one sheet of filo pastry onto a baking sheet and brush generously with some of the melted butter. Dust with half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and one teaspoon of caster sugar.
• Repeat this layer and dusting with a second
• third and fourth layer of filo pastry
• butter
• cinnamon and sugar.
• Place the bananas along the length of the middle of the top filo sheet.
• Place the apricots
• almonds
• honey and orange zest into a bowl and mix well. Spoon the apricot mixture over the top of the bananas.
• Fold the sides of the filo pastry over the filling and roll it over
• so that the join is underneath.
• Spread with more of the melted butter and dust with icing sugar.
• Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes
• or until the filo is crisp and golden.
• To serve
• cut the filo parcel into wedges and serve with a dollop of ice cream.