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BANANAS WRAPPED IN FILO WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Function: BAKE

Temperature: 180˚C/ 360˚F

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Convection Fan: ON

Makes: 4 generous portions, or 8 smaller ones

ingredients

¼ cup dried cherries

125g cream cheese, room temperature

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

½teaspoon pure vanilla extract

8 sheets filo pastry

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

90g semi-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped

4 small bananas

Chocolate Sauce

ingredients

M cup granulated sugar ½ cup cocoa powder

2 tablespoons strong espresso coffee or 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules

½ cup heavy cream

method

1.Soak dried cherries in ½ cup hot water for 5 minutes. Squeeze the water out of the cherries. Set aside.

2.In a small bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together. Set aside.

3.Peel the bananas and cut each one in half lengthwise. Set aside.

4.Cut the 8 sheets of filo pastry in half and cover with a damp towel.

Assembling the FILO

method

1.Place one piece of the cut filo pastry onto a work surface and brush lightly with melted butter. Place another sheet of filo pastry on top and lightly brush with butter. Repeat until you have 4 layers.

2.Spread one quarter of the cream cheese in the centre of the pastry. Sprinkle one quarter of the chocolate and one quarter of the dried cherries over the cream cheese.

3.Place two banana slices side by side (lengthwise), on top of the filling. Fold edges inwards. Fold the front half over on top of the banana and tightly roll creating a rectangle package. Lightly brush the parcels with butter.

4.Position the wire rack on the bottom rack height position. Turn the function dial until the indicator on the LCD screen points to the BAKE function. Set the temperature to 180˚C/ 360˚F with convection turned on and set the timer for 20 minutes. Press the START/ CANCEL button to activate.

5.Bake until golden brown.

6.Meanwhile, make the chocolate sauce. Combine 1 cup water and sugar and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil for 5 minutes.

7.Reduce heat to medium and whisk in cocoa powder and espresso coffee until smooth. Add cream whisking to combine and cook until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.

8.Remove from heat and cool.

9.Remove the packets from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. To serve, cut them diagonally, drizzled with chocolate sauce and a light dusting of icing sugar. Garnish with a few raspberries or toasted sliced hazelnuts.

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