ITALY
Tiramisu
30 minutes
4 persons
Average
It is perhaps the most famous Italian dessert: Tiramisu. Tirami sù is Italian for “Pull me up” or “pick me up”. This name is derived from the energy-rich ingredients this Italian delicacy contains: eggs, coffee, sugar and mascarpone. To this day, it is unclear where exactly the dish comes from. For decades, there has been a debate between the Italian regions of Friuli and Veneto about the origin of this delicious dessert.
Preparation time: 30 min
Cooling time: 4 hours (not necessary, but then the tiramisu will be tastiest)
Preparation
Preparation
Make 2 strong cups of coffee and let it cool
Bring the mascarpone to room temperature
Step 1: Prepare the mascarpone mixture
Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites (Note! Do not throw away the egg whites, you will need this later)
Mix the sugar with the egg yolk until smooth
Add the mascarpone and 2 tablespoons of whipped cream and mix briefly
In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff (see tip)
Immediately fold the whipped egg whites into the mascarpone mixture
Add 2 tablespoons of rum
Tip: if even a little bit of fat ends up in the egg white mixture, it will not become stiff. To prevent this, you can rub your baking supplies with lemon juice and pat dry with a paper towel. The ultimate test: hold the bowl upside down. If the egg white does not move, the beating has been successful!
Step 2: prepare the tiramisu in the oven dish
Grate the dark chocolate
Dip the ladyfingers briefly in the cooled coffee
Cover the bottom of the baking dish with the ladyfingers
Add a layer of the mascarpone mixture
Cover with the chocolate grater
Repeat this 1 or 2 times (the amount of layers depends on the size of your baking dish) and make sure you end with a layer of chocolate grater.
To firm up the tiramisu and make it extra tasty, keep the tiramisu in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Ingredients
For 4 persons:
300 grams Mascarpone
125 grams of sugar
3 eggs
2 cups of coffee (it is best to use a real Italian percolator for this, but another strong cup of coffee is also good)
1 pack ladyfingers (or in Italian: Savoiardi)
2 tablespoons of rum
2 tablespoons whipped cream
100 grams of dark chocolate
Salty
Supplies:
Mixer
2x mixing bowl
Oven dish
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Buon Appetito! ('Enjoy your meal!')
