Bananda Com Queijo ( Banana Paste with Cheese) Brazil

Ingredients
2 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
3 med bananas, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
    "confectioners sugar"
1 lb Muenster or cream cheese
  

Mix granulated sugar and water. Cook for 5 minutes or to a thick syrup.
Add bananas and cook until glossy. Remove bananas and mash. Continue cooking syrup until it spins a thread. Return mashed bananas to syrup and cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes longer, or until thick. Add lemon juice and cook for another 3 minutes. Pour into a serving dish and dust with confectioners sugar. Serve with slices of cheese followed by strong demitasse (brazilian cafezinho)
note: A similiar paste is made with guavas and other fruits.
Lei GuiBronx,NY

 

 

 

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