Siciclando Tiramisu recipe – Recette de tiramisu

Siciclando Tiramisu

–          10 medium servings –

Enjoy this authentic italian tiramisu recipe, which came from Dario’s grandmother in Sicily. Over 200 people in Canada and the Us helped us make and eat this tiramisu on our recent 2012 Tiramisu Tour. Everyone agreed, it was the BEST!

Ingredients

1. 6 eggs , separated
2. ½ cup sugar
3. 16 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature (We found  Bel Gioioso brand to be the best)
4. Approximately 6 cups espresso coffee, premade and cooled. (You may need more)
5. 4-6 oz Dark chocolate, finely grated
6. 1 package of lady finger cookies- hard, not soft

preparation:

• Seperate the eggs in two large mixing bowls.
• Beat the egg whites with an egg beater until stiff.
• In the second bowl. Beat the yolks with a hand whisk.
• Add sugar and continue whisking. Add mascarpone and whisk in.
• Add prepared egg whites and continue whisking IN ONE DIRECTION.
• Whisk until all ingredients are combined and looks like a custard.
• Use a ceramic or glass pan (abaout 8 x 10 in size).
• Dip lady finger cookies one at a time, quickly in cooled coffee.
• Lay each cookie along the bottom of the pan, forming one layer.
• Pour about half the mascarpone mixture on top, until it just covers the cookies.
• Add another layer of cookies dipped in the coffe.
• Spread a second layer of the mascarpone mixture over cookies.
• Sprinkie a generous layer of grated chocolate on top.
• Refrigerate for at least one hour, preferably up to 12 hours.
• Enjoy!