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Grex Kitchen Item 31: Tiramisu?
Entered by popcorn on Thu Mar 25 04:17:11 UTC 1993:

Anybody have a recipe for Tiramisu?

Tiramisu is a dessert made of ladyfingers soaked in something-or-other
(brandy? coffee?), smothered in custard-y stuff, sprinkled with cinamon
and maybe nutmeg, and served practically everywhere lately.  Someone
on rec.food.cooking called it the latest yuppie food fad.  And oh is it
good!  Anybody got a recipe?

10 responses total.

#1 of 10 by arabella on Thu Mar 25 10:54:42 1993:

I might be able to dig one up.  I've been wanting to try it.

#2 of 10 by mythago on Mon Mar 29 04:11:30 1993:

Somewhere around here, I'm sure...

#3 of 10 by arabella on Thu Apr 1 03:35:39 1993:

There were a bunch of tiramisu recipes posted on Usenet last
week.  Did you see them, Valerie?  I downloaded a couple of
collections, and I'd  be happy to mail them to you, if I could
only figure out how to upload to Grex with xmodem or something...

#4 of 10 by popcorn on Thu Apr 1 04:54:22 1993:

i didn't see them (though i do remember a bunch of discussion of
tiramisu - which i hadn't yet tried at the time - on rec.food.cooking
a few months ago).  could you upload them?

to upload a file named "foo" with xmodem, on the grex side type
"rx foo".  (i *think* you need the foo in there).  then on your
PC side start sending the file.
disclaimer: i've never tried this.  :S

thanx!

#5 of 10 by mta on Fri Apr 2 05:14:14 1993:

Classic Tiramisu from Bon Appetit, January 1993

Makes 8 servings

2 cups Marsala
1.5 cups sugar
12 egg yolks

.5 cups water (hot)
2 teaspoons instant expresso powder or instant coffee powder
1 pound mascarpone cheese *

3 3-ounce packages of soft ladyfingers, split in half
2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Whisk 1.5 cups Marsala, .75 cups sugar, and yolks in a large metal bowl.

Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.

Using a poratble electric mixer, beat the mixture until a candy thermometer
registers 160dF. (About 15 minutes.)

Remove the bowl from the water.  Set the Zabaglione aside.

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Combine the hot water and expresso powder in a large bowl; stir to dissolve.

Add mascarpone cheese and the remaining .75 cup sugar.  Beat to blend.

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Cover the bottom of a 9x13x2-inch glass baking dish with a single layer of
lady fingers, flat side up.

Brush .25 cup Marsala over.

Spread 2 cups mascarpone mixture over lady fingers.

Top with 2.5 cups zabaglione.

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Arrange another layer of lady fingers over the zabalione, flat side up.

Brush with .25 cups Marsala.

Spread remaining mascarpone mixture over.

Cover with remaining zabaglione.

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Sift cocoa powder over.

Cover and chill at least 6 hours.

(May be made up to a day ahead of time.)

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Cut the tiramisu into squares.

Place 2 Tablespoons strwberry or rasberry sauce in plates and place tiramisu
on top.







        *Note:  masscarpone is Italian cream cheese.  It's available at 
        Italian markets and some specialty shops.  If you can't find it
        you can improvise by blending:

                1 pound cream cheese
                6 Tablespoons whipping cream
                .25 cup sour cream

        Use 2 cups (packed) in this recipe.

#6 of 10 by popcorn on Fri Apr 2 06:05:03 1993:

Thank you thank you thank you!

#7 of 10 by mythago on Fri Apr 2 18:51:52 1993:

You can get it at Argiero's and Zingerman's.

#8 of 10 by popcorn on Sun Apr 4 13:42:03 1993:

And Cottage Inn Cafe (on Washtenaw near the A & W) and at the Olive
Garden and, lately, at practically every restaurant with a dessert
tray.  Mmmmm!

#9 of 10 by mythago on Tue Apr 6 02:57:25 1993:

(I meant mascarpone, not tiramisu...)

#10 of 10 by popcorn on Tue Apr 6 22:24:47 1993:

oooops!  thanks!

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