Make Tiramisu

Tiramisu is an Italian dessert typically made from ladyfinger pastries, espresso coffee, and mascarpone cheese. The name "Tiramisu" means "pick-me-up," and this recipe certainly will. You'll make your guests' mouths water in no time! Pick up some ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese the next time you're at the store.

Ingredients

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 pound mascarpone cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups strong espresso, cooled
  • 2 teaspoons dark rum
  • 24 ladyfingers
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder

Steps

Prepare the Components

  1. Make the cheese mixture. In a large mixing bowl, place the egg yolks, sugar, cheese and vanilla. Use a hand mixer or a stand mixer to beat the ingredients until you have a smooth, creamy, fluffy concoction. Add a tablespoon of espresso and continue beating until it is thoroughly incorporated.[1]
  2. Combine the espresso and rum. Put the remaining espresso and rum in a small bowl. Stir to combine them. If you wish, you can also add a teaspoon of kalua to the mixture.
  3. Soak the ladyfingers. Unwrap the ladyfingers from their packaging. One by one, dip them into the espresso mixture to soak them. Turn them over to make sure all sides are saturated. Place the soaked ladyfingers in the bottom of a large glass baking dish or casserole dish. Continue soaking ladyfingers and lining the bottom of the dish until it is completely covered.
    • Line up the ladyfingers in a neat, single layer. You can break some of the ladyfingers into pieces to finish lining the dish if necessary.
    • You can arrange the ladyfingers in an interesting pattern if you want the dish to have an interesting final effect.

Assemble the Tiramisu

  1. Add a layer of the cheese mixture. Spoon half of the cheese mixture over the ladyfingers. Use a spatula to spread the cheese mixture evenly across the ladyfingers, all the way to the edges of the baking dish.
  2. Sprinkle the layer with cocoa. Use about half of the cocoa to sprinkle the cheese layer.
  3. Make another layer of ladyfingers. Soak each ladyfinger and place it on top of the cheese layer. Keep soaking ladyfingers and adding them to the dish until you have created a solid layer of ladyfingers.
  4. Make another layer of the cheese mixture. Spoon the remaining cheese mixture on the top layer of ladyfingers. Use a spatula to spread it evenly across the dish.

Finish the Tiramisu

  1. Refrigerate the tiramisu. Cover the assembled tiramisu with a sheet of plastic wrap. Place it in the refrigerator to let the flavors meld for about 2 hours, or overnight.
  2. Garnish the tiramisu. Remove the tiramisu from the refrigerator and discard the plastic wrap. Sprinkle the remaining cocoa powder over the top of the tiramisu. If you prefer, you can garnish the tiramisu with chocolate shavings or small chocolate chips.
  3. Serve the tiramisu. Cut the tiramisu into square serving portions and serve it on dessert plates with hot coffee or a glass of red wine.
  4. Finished.



Tips

  • You can double the ingredients to create a dessert with more layers.
  • Experiment with different alcohol flavors to make this dessert your own or be very traditional and use a coffee liqueur like the Italians do.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/tiramisu-recipe/index.html
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