Sorry the posts have been slim this week. Hubs has been out of town so I took a break from the kitchen. Because Hubs will be returning from a business trip today, I wanted to have something special waiting for him. His favorite dessert is tiramisu. I can't stand the taste of coffee and don't eat dairy, so needless to say, tiramisu is not my dessert of choice.
For those who may not know, tiramisu is a traditional Italian dessert made up of lady fingers, coffee, custard, and a little bit of chocolate. After researching several different recipes, I have come up with one I think he will enjoy. Let me preface this by saying it is CHOCKED FULL of dairy and gluten. Sorry allergy readers, but this one is strictly for the Hubs and those of you out there who are lucky enough to enjoy these wonderful ingredients.
Lady fingers can be a little tricky to find in the off season, but check the frozen section of your grocery!
So here goes nothing! Printable Recipe Here!
So here goes nothing! Printable Recipe Here!
Tiramisu
Ingredients:
15 oz ladyfingers, store bought or homemade
10 oz mascarpone cheese
3 eggs
6 T sugar
about 4 cups warm coffee or espresso
semi sweet chocolate bar
about 4 T unsweetened cocoa
What to do:
Take your mascarpone cheese out of the fridge.
Grab a 9 x 13 Baking dish that you want to store the tiramisu in. This is my favorite dish to take to potlucks. That way, when the food is gone, the host knows exactly who it belongs to.
Grabbing two or three lady fingers at a time, dip one side of your lady finger into the coffee.
Flip the lady finger over and dip the other side.
Immediately place the lady fingers into the baking dish. Cover the entire bottom of the dish with coffee dipped lady fingers. The bottom layer should use a little less than 1/3 of your lady fingers.
Flip the lady finger over and dip the other side.
Immediately place the lady fingers into the baking dish. Cover the entire bottom of the dish with coffee dipped lady fingers. The bottom layer should use a little less than 1/3 of your lady fingers.
Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. The yolks should go into a large bowl, and the whites until a medium bowl.
Using a hand mixer, mix the yolks while slowly adding in the sugar. Beat until the mixture is very stiff and the yolks are pal in color.
Carefully fold the mascarpone cheese into the egg sugar mixture.
Gently fold your beaten egg whites into the mascarpone cheese mixture.
Pour 1/3 of the cheese mixture on top of the lady fingers. Using a spatula, spread the cheese mixture evenly.
Repeat the process twice more of dipping your lady fingers in the the coffee, layering them on the dessert, and then adding an additional layer of the cheese mixture. You will end with the cheese mixture.
You should end up with 3 repeating layers. Once you finish with the top mascarpone layer, Sprinkle with the cocoa powder. You can use a sifter for this process. If you don't have a sifter, Add your cocoa into a mesh strainer and tap the side with the palm of your hand to create that dusted look.
Using a vegetable peeler, create chocolate shavings from your semi-sweet chocolate bar and sprinkle on top of your dessert. I actually like to shave them directly on top of the dessert.
Cover and allow to chill for at least 2 hours before you enjoy. I like to make this the night before to allow the flavors to marry better.
Hope you enjoy! Thanks y'all!
-Wise Wife
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