Tiramisu

* Exported from MasterCook *

Tiramisu

Recipe By : Bobb1744@aol.com
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheese Chocolate
Cookies Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 cups espresso -- at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brandy
2 egg yolks
1 pound mascarpone cheese*
21 to 24 ladyfinder cookies
4 ounces semisweet chocolate -- shaved
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
cocoa powder -- for dusting

Stir the espresso, sugar and brandy together until the sugar dissolves.
Remove 1/3 cup of the mixture and set the rest aside. Whis the egg yolks into
the 1/3 cup of coffee mixture. Add the mascarpone and whisk together until
smooth, do not overmix or it may separate. Line a 9 1/2x5 1/2" loaf pan with
a large sheet of wax paper. Dip the ladyfinders into the reserved coffee
mixture, one at a time, briefly. Place them crosswise in the prepared pan.
|Continue until the bottom of the pan is lined. Spread on half of the cheese
mixture. Sprinkle with 2 oz. of the chocolate. Repeat for the next layer. Top
off with a final layer of ladyfingers. Fold the wax paper over the top and
cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 6 hours.
Invert the chilled loaf onto a serving platter. Remove the wax paper. Place
the cream, vanilla and confectioner's sugar in a bowl and whip until stiff.
Spread whipped cream all over loaf and decoratively with a pastry bag. Place
the cocoa in a fine strainer and dust the top. Slice and serve.


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NOTES : A great dessert recipe from Jeff Smith's "Cook Italain" cookbook.
*Mascarpone cheese can be found in an Italian deli.