Serves 4 People

Ingredients

Filling

• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 8 oz. jar fig jam
• 1 package Fratelli Beretta Prosciutto

Pastry

• 24 sheets frozen phyllo dough (9×14-inch rectangles), thawed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Glaze

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 8 oz. butter
• 2 tablespoons bourbon

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Instructions

1. Place prosciutto in a single layer on a baking sheet layered with parchment paper.
2. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
3. Remove from oven let cool, then break into small bits and set aside.
4. Next, in a medium mixing bowl beat with an electric mixer the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
5. To prepare pastry, place one sheet of phyllo dough on a flat surface. With a pastry brush lightly brush with melted butter. Place another sheet of phyllo on top; brush with butter repeat process using 4 sheets of phyllo.  (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap or a damp towel. It dries out quickly.)
6. Cut sheets into 5 equal strips about 2″ wide and 9 inches long. Spoon 1 teaspoon of filling about 1 inch from the end of each piece, top with a 1/2 teaspoon of fig jam and a sprinkle of the crispy prosciutto. Fold dough over filling to create a triangle, Continue folding, like a flag, until the end. Brush with butter on all sides and place on baking sheet. Continuing with remaining phyllo, butter, and filling.
7. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 15 minutes or until golden.
8. In the meantime prepare the glaze. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Slowly add brown sugar stirring until completely dissolved. Slow simmer until mixture starts to thicken slightly and then add the bourbon. Simmer for a moment more until alcohol taste has cooked off.
9. Pour over pastry sprinkle with remaining Prosciutto and serve.

 

Ingredients

Cake Batter

• 2 cups all purpose Flour
• 3 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup bananas, very ripe, mashed
• 1/2 cup butter, salted, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup milk, cold

Streusel for filling & topping

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 packages Fratelli Beretta Prosciutto, chopped roughly into 1/2″ pieces

Icing

• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

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Instructions

1. In a large bowl sift all the dry ingredients together, set aside.
2. In a frying pan add the Fratelli Beretta Prosciutto and cook for about 4 minutes. Do not allow to crisp, set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, mash bananas until they liquify. Continue to mix while adding butter then sugar followed by the eggs and vanilla until combined completely. Slowly add 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 of the dry ingredients and repeat until batter is mixed thoroughly, set mixture aside.
4. Combine all the streusel ingredients, mix well.
5. Pour half of batter into a greased 9 × 11 pan. Sprinkle half of the streusel mixture over the batter then follow with 1/2 of the chopped prosciutto.
6. Pour remaining batter carefully over filling, top with remaining streusel and prosciutto.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool 10 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, prepare the icing. In a bowl, add the confectionary sugar, milk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
9. Once the cake has cooled, drizzle cake with glaze.