Recipe - Ice Cream Topped With Sauteed Bananas

2 cup Dried figs
1 One fourth cup Red wine
1 One fourth cup Water
1 One half cup Sugar
1 Vanilla bean; split
One fourth teaspoon Cinnamon
1 pt Vanilla ice cream
One half cup Crumbled butter cookies

Soak the figs in cold water until plumped. Combine wine, water, sugar,
vanilla bean, and cinnamon. Bring to a gentle boil and add the figs. Cook
gently for 20 to 30 minutes until very tender. Remove vanilla bean (save
for another use, if you wish). Scoop out ice cream into pretty shallow
bowls and top with a spoonful of the warm compote. Sprinkle with cookie
crumbs. This recipe yields 2