Cookbook:Tiramisù

Tiramisù
Category	Dessert recipes
Servings	4-6
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Tiramisù means "pull me up" and aptly describes the Italian dessert made from lady fingers, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, egg whites, sugar, and often marsala wine. The biscuits are sprinkled with strong coffee and the marsala, and then embedded in a thick rich custard. Sometimes chocolate is also used, but that is not traditional.

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 2 egg yolks
• 100 (1/2 cup)g of sugar (alter to your own preference)
• 500 g of mascarpone cheese
• espresso
• marsala wine (or brandy or cognac)
• lady fingers (sponge fingers)
• dark chocolate powder

Procedure

1. Whisk whites of 4 eggs until hard, add sugar at end
2. Fold the egg white and 2 egg yolks into the mascarpone cheese
3. Make espresso, sweeten, add marsala wine (or cognac)
4. Sprinkle lady fingers with espresso+wine (or soak for 3-8 seconds)
5. Layer soaked lady fingers and mascarpone in a form (start with fingers, finish with mascarpone)
6. Sprinkle dark chocolate powder on top
7. Refrigerate for one hour

Notes, tips, and variations

• Savoiardi are the traditional biscuits used with this recipe, rather than lady fingers
• Cream can be used as an alternative to thicken the tiramisu. Whisk 3/4 pint - 1 pint of double cream until stiff peaks form, add the sugar and continue from step 2
• Full fat spread cheese can be used as an alternative to mascarpone add some cream to taste
• We also have an Atkins friendly recipe

Warnings

• In this recipe the term "lady fingers" refers to a kind of biscuit or cake, NOT to okra, which would be an interesting variation.
• Whether thickening with egg whites or cream ensure it is stiff before adding to the other ingredients, if it is not stiff the tiramisu will not set properly.

External Links

Tiramisu Recipe from The Italian Chef.

Step-by-step illustrated recipes at Anna Maria's Open Kitchen.

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This text was based on the Wikipedia article Tiramisu.