HONEY BAKED FIGS.

It is that time of the year and my fig tree is laden with fruit. Ingredients.......1 tbs of lemongrass paste( available in tubes at your suopermarket, or 1 lemon grass stalk, finely chopped), 1 cinnamon stick, 4 tbs of honey, 200ml of water, 8 large ripe figs, ice cream to serve. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Lightly spray a baking dish with cooking oil. First make the syrup by mixing the lemon grass, cinnamon stick honey and water in a small pot. Heat gently over a low heat, stirring until the honey has dissolved, then simmer for 3 minutes and then turn off the heat. Slice the figs into quarters , leaving them intact at the base. Place the figs in the prepared dish, pour over the syrup and cover the dish tightly with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the figs are tender. To serve, drizzle a little of the syrup from the figs on to each dessert plate. Arrange figs on top along with a scoop of ice cream. Love summer fruits.....