Categories: Cheesecakes, Fruits 
      Yield: 10 servings 
  
           KAREN ADLER   (FNGP13B) 
 
-----------------------------------CRUST----------------------------------- 
  1 1/2 c  Graham Cracker Crumbs 
    1/4 c  Sugar; Granulated 
 
---------------------------------CHEESECAKE--------------------------------- 
      1 lb Cream Cheese 
    1/4 c  Sugar; Granulated 
      2 ts Lemon Juice 
      4    Eggs; Large 
      1 c  Sour Cream 
      1 c  Bananas; Mashed; * 
      6 tb Butter; Melted 
  
   *    Approximately 3 medium bananas should yield the 1 cup of mashed 
  CRUST: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl 
  and add the butter and sugar. Blend well. Press the crumb mixture onto the 
  bottom and partly up the sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Smooth 
  the crumb mixture along the bottom to an even thickness. Bake for about 10 
  minutes in the oven at 350 degrees F. Cool before filling. 
   CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl; 
  beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice together. Add the eggs, one at 
  a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the sour cream and the 
  mashed bananas and blend well until very smooth. Pour the mixture into the 
  prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Cool in the oven, with the door propped 
  open, until the cake is at room temperature. Chill until serving time.