Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

DESSERTSwith Prue Leith

EXTRACTED

FROM:

AHOUSE

WITH

ADATE

PALM

WILL

NEVER

STARVE:

COOKING

WITH

DATE

SYRUP

BY

MICHAEL

RAKOWITZ

AND FRIENDS

(ART / BOOKS, £19.95, ARTBOOKSPUBLISHING.CO.UK). PHOTOGRAPHY: JOE WOODHOUSE. FOOD STYLING: OLIA HERCULES

Serves 2

Butterforfrying

2 smallbananas,splitlengthwise

2 thickslicesbrioche

1 tbsprum

2 tbspdatesyrup

20g/ 2 tbsphazelnuts,toasted

2 scoops vanilla ice cream

1 Heata teaspoonofbutterin a

fryingpanuntilfoaming.

2 Frythebananasfairlyfast,

flatsidedown,tobrownthemon

thatsideonly.Removetheslices

fromthepan.Heatsomemore

butter(a goodtablespoon)and

frythebriocheonbothsides.

Puteachsliceona plate and top

withthebananas.

3 Mixtherumwiththedatesyrup

anddrizzleover.Sprinklewiththe

hazelnutsandadda scoop of ice

cream to each plate.

AHOUSEWITHA

DATEPALMWILL

NEVERSTARVE:

COOKINGWITH

DATESYRUP

(Art/ Books,£19.95,

artbookspublishing.

co.uk)

Humbleingredients

areoftenthe

foundationofclassic

cuisines.Datesyrup

isa stapleinmany

MiddleEastern

recipesandhas

becomea symbol

ofIraqiculture.

Compiledby

acclaimedIraqi-

Americanartist

MichaelRakowitz,this

uniquebookisa

collaborationbetween

41 chefs,restaurateurs

andfoodwritersfrom

aroundtheworld.

Contributorsinclude

YotamOttolenghi,

AliceWaters,Claudia

Roden,AnnaJones

andPrueLeith.Their

recipesinclude

everythingfrom

simplebrunchideas

tomouth-watering

mains,cakes

and cocktails.

This isa deliciouslybad-for-youdish.Forbirthdays only.

122 woman&home PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD

Prue LeithÕs

Bananason brioche toast

with date syrup