Bananas Au Gratin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (1 pint) cups low fat cottage cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon freshly grated fresh lemon rind
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 bananas
4 graham cracker squares, crumbled
ground cinnamon, for garnish

Preparation

Combine the cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon rind and lemon juice in a food processor and blend until smooth.
Spread the blended cheese mixture in a shallow 7-by-12-inch glass baking dish or put 1/4 cup of the mixture into each of 8 individual au gratin dishes.
Thinly slice the bananas, and spread the slices evenly on top of the cheese mixture.
If using individual dishes, put half a sliced banana on top of each serving.
Sprinkle the top evenly with the graham-cracker crumbs and then sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
Place under the broiler until hot and lightly browned.