Run Template in Template (recursion) within underscore.js template engine

Question

I am using backbone.js and underscore.js to build an javascript application. Since hours of reading and trying to run a template within a template like below, it is getting

Answer 1

I implemented this recently using backbone-relational. I created a fiddle that I thought might be helpful if you want to see a working solution: http://jsfiddle.net/blaisco/ADKrK/

I've posted the relevant bits below.

The view:

var FolderView = Backbone.View.extend({
    el: $("#main"),

    template: _.template($("#folder-tmpl").html()),

    render: function () {
        this.$el.html(this.template({
            "folder": parentFolder.toJSON(),
            "templateFn": this.template
        }));
        return this;
    }
});

The html/template: