Tiramisu

The classic Italian dessert. There are many different recipes, but this is one of the easiest. For more special ones you might contact Alessandro or Annalisa.


500 grams of mascarpone
4 eggs
80 grams of sugar
2 packs of sponge fingers (the Tiramisu biscuits)
coffee
amaretto (typical Italian almond liquor, optional)
chocolate powder

1. Make a huge cup of very strong coffee. You can add some sugar, if you like it really sweet. Let it cool for a while.

2. Mix the 4 egg yellows with the sugar and the mascarpone. Beat the egg white until it is becomes snow (stiff) and carefully add it to the mixture.



3. Put the coffee on a plate and soak the biscuits with it until they become soft. Put them close to each other in a baking dish or any kind of bowl, for example one you could make a lasagne in.



After the layer of biscuits add half of the mascarpone mixture. Then do the same again: one layer of biscuits, one layer of mascarpone mixture. Put two big spoons of chocolate powder in a sieve and distribute it over the Tiramisu.

4. Let the Tiramisu rest in the fridge. The longer it stays there, the better it becomes. 12 to 15 hours resting is ideal, 6 are necessary. It can be eaten before, but it won't taste as good!



Enjoy your meal!

* Note: If you don't like coffee, you can use fruit juices such as orange juice. You can improve your fruit Tiramisu by adding fruits to it. For example you can cook plums with sugar and, optionally, some red wine, soak the liquid with the biscuits and put the cooked plums in the mascarpone mixture.