Sunday, April 15, 2012

食譜1: Tiramisu (A)

Ingredients:
- 4 eggs (egg white and egg yolk to be separated)
- approx. 8tsp of (icing) sugar
- 1 pack lady fingers/ sponge fingers/ savoiardi biscuits (Italian ladyfingers)
- 1 cup (300ml) of instant coffee
- 1 to 2 tbsp of coffee liquor (eg. Kahlua, Baileys) or essence of rum
- 125g of mascarpone cheese
- Cocoa powder
- (Optional) Crushed almond

Preparation:
1) Add coffee liquor to coffee and leave to cool.

2) Whisk egg white into foam and add 4 tbsp of sugar.
Whisk till stiff.

3) Add 4 tbsp to egg yolk and whisk till ribbon.
(Alternative: add mascarpone to this mixture first)

4) Fold egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture with spatula.
Add mascarpone (if not added yet) and blend mixture.

5) Arrange lady fingers onto container base.
Drizzle coffee mix onto biscuits OR dip biscuits before arranging.
(Optional: Add coffee liquor to biscuits.)
Spread blended mascarpone onto biscuits and cover with a whole layer.
Sizzle cocoa powder over. (Or add only when Tiramisu has set.)

6) Repeat step 5 to form subsequent layers.
Finish with optional crushed almonds on top.
Leave to chill in fridge for at least 2 hours.

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