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BANANDA COM QUEIJO ( Banana paste with cheese) Brazil
serves 6-8

2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
3 medium bananas, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
confectioners' sugar
1 pound 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 similar paste is made with guavas and other fruits.

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