Day 32: Tiramisu (A Recipe)

So, yeah, I dropped off the map for a few days. Been busy with lesson planning, IU reporting, and getting some sun.

In apology I managed to observe a delicious tiramisu (Venetian style) being made and it was so delicious that I figured I should write the recipe down somewhere.

RECIPE:

4 eggs (yolks and whites separated)
2 tbs sugar
500 g mascarpone cheese (2.11 cups apparently; converting is a pain)
pinch of salt
400 mls espresso/strong coffee (1.70 cups; make sure the coffee is cooled)
2 tbs Marsala wine (similar to Port or Sherry, although I've heard of rum or Kahlua being used; optional)
ladyfingers (cookies; sweet, but light, airy, and fragile)
Cocoa powder

1. Place egg yolks and sugar in the same bowl. Beat until peaks form.
2. Slowly fold in the mascarpone cheese. (Using a soft baking spatula to do this would be best.)
3. Place a pinch of salt into the egg whites. Beat until peaks form.
4. Fold the egg white mix into the mascarpone/egg yolk mix.
5. Put Marsala wine (or whatever you choose) into coffee. (My host mom didn't measure with spoons. It was, "Pour until you smell the alcohol but not so much that it's a strong smell.")
6. Quickly dip ladyfingers into coffee. Place first layer of ladyfingers down in (5-cup serving, or whatever the conversion) dish. On top of that, put the egg/cheese mixture. Do another layer of ladyfingers, another layer of egg/cheese. The last layer should be ladyfingers.
7. Dust the top layer with cocoa powder.
8. Cover and let sit in the fridge for about six hours before eating.


Buon appetito!