Dawson is a high-elevation baking instructor and author of three high-altitude cookbooks. Her recipes have been tested in her kitchen in Frisco, where she’s lived since 1991, and altered until ...

Method Preheat the oven to 200C/180C/Gas 6. Tear the bread into a food processor, peel and add the garlic, then whiz until fine.

Line a 20x20cm/8x8in baking tray with baking paper. To make the base, drain the soaked dates and blend them with the mashed banana and maple syrup in a food processor, until smooth.