Cookbook:Tiramisù
| Tiramisù | |
|---|---|
| Fairly Easy | |
| Category | Dessert recipes |
| Servings | 4-6 |
| Energy | ? Cal |
| Time | ? minutes |
| Difficulty |  |
| Note | ? Cal |
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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
- sugar
- 500 g of mascarpone cheese
- expresso
- marsala wine (or brandy or cognac)
- lady fingers
- dark chocolate powder
Procedure
- Whisk whites of 4 eggs until hard, add sugar at end
- Fold the egg white and 2 egg yolkes into the mascarpone cheese
- Make espresso, sweeten, add marsala wine (or cognac)
- Sprinkle lady fingers with espresso+wine (or soak for 3-8 seconds)
- Layer soaked lady fingers and mascarpone in a form (start with fingers, finish with mascarpone)
- Sprinkle dark chocolate powder on top
- Refrigerate for one hour
Notes, tips, and variations
- Savoiardi are the traditional cookie used with this recipe, rather than lady fingers
- We also have an Atkins freindly 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.
External Links
Step-by-step illustrated recipes at Anna Maria's Open Kitchen.