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Tiramisu: Love At First Bite
Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made of sponge lady finger biscuits, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, Marsala wine, cocoa, and rum. The Italian name tiramisù means "pick-me-up" (metaphorically, "make me happy,"), a reference to the two caffeine-containing ingredients, espresso and cocoa.
Tiramisu: MMM...Make Me Happy
How to Make Tiramisu
The ladyfingers (and my favorite ones are those from Savoiardi) are sprinkled with or briefly soaked in a mixture of coffee, rum, and sugar. They are layered with a mixture of mascarpone cheese and zabaglione, a custard made from egg yolks, Marsala, and sugar. Cocoa powder is then sprinkled on top.Tiramisu has become one of the most popular desserts served in restaurants of all types, not just Italian restaurants. The recipe has been adapted into cakes, puddings, and other varieties of dessert. Other flavors are often used now in place of coffee, including strawberry, lemon, or chocolate.
Ingredients:
* 4 egg whites
* 2 egg yolks
* 100 g (1/2 cup) of sugar (alter to your own preference)
* 500 g (2 1/2 cups) of mascarpone cheese
* espresso
* marsala wine (or brandy or cognac)
* lady fingers (sponge cake fingers)
* dark chocolate powder
How to proceed
1. Make espresso, sweeten, and add the marsala wine (or cognac) to it.
2. Beat sugar into the egg yolks.
3. Beat the sweetened mascarpone into the sweetened yolks.
4. Whisk whites of 4 eggs until they form stiff peaks.
5. Fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
6. Quickly dip both sides of the ladyfingers in the espresso mixture.
7. Layer soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone in a large bowl or pan (start with fingers, finish with mascarpone).
8. Sprinkle dark chocolate powder on top.
9. Refrigerate for one hour.
Video Tutorial on Making Tiramisu
Tiramisu Recipe
Recipe and instructions for the wonderful Italian dessert, Tiramisu (with zabaglione - no raw eggs). Please note - I do not have an alcohol-free version of this recipe. People purporting to be Italian keep leaving comments that 'the original recipe' doesn't cook the eggs, or doesn't use Marsala, or doesn't use Kahlua. However I have been assured by many other Italians that they do. I've done my research and there does not seem to be any 'original recipe', or even any agreed-upon origin of the dessert. But whoever it was who first came up with this I am grateful to them for by any other name it would still taste as sweet ;-)
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Helpful Tips About Tiramisu
Cream can be used as an alternative to thicken the tiramisu. Whisk 3/4 pint to 1 pint of double cream until stiff peaks form, then 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.
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Reader Feedback
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Evelyn_Saenz
The Waffles are singing the praises of your Tiramisu lens. I also fell in love the first time I ever tasted Tiramisu I fell in love with it also. Posted February 12, 2008 |
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Classic
Thanks for your kind comments! I am glad you also like Tiramisu, Kathy; and Awelldressedbullet, you need to try it! You will probably love it! Posted October 07, 2007 |
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awelldressedbullet
Have never tried it, but certainly sounds yummy, thanks for dropping by mine - Kathy Posted September 29, 2007 |
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kathyrclark
Hi Classic, Posted September 24, 2007 |
