There's nothing as decadent as a basket of fresh figs... and since we're at the tail end of the season, we had our eyes peeled for one last spectacular way to use this luscious fruit. Claire Ptak, the world-class baker behind London's obsession-worthy cake shop and cafe, Violet Bakery (Alice Waters and Jamie Oliver are both fans!) shares our love of the fig and is sharing this gorgeous recipe with us from the pages of her new cookbook, The Violet Bakery Cookbook. Claire's cookbook is packed with wholesome, indulgent, and seasonal treats, this fig leaf ice cream being a prime example. Get a load of this dreamy and unusual ice cream that uses both fig leaves and the figs themselves. Here's Claire... Fig trees can be found in many back gardens in London and often overflow onto the street. Seldom do the figs turn into much. The fruit tends to stay underripe throughout the season, unless the fig tree has the good fortune to grow inside a walled garden that provides it with much-needed warmth. This suits me just fine, because I am mostly interested in those large green fragrant leaves. For a wedding rehearsal dinner for two of our most regular customers, Rick and Caroline, my friend, chef Joe Trivelli, prepared a wonderful Italian Irapinian menu and I made this ice cream with roasted fig leaves.
NOTE: You will need an ice cream maker for this recipe.
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