Tiramisu
desserts
3 cup espresso
1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
200 gm sugar (slightly less than a cup)
3 large or 4 medium eggs; separated
16 oz mascarpone cheese
1 pkg savoiardi(?) [24 lady fingers]
2 tablespoon cocoa
1/2 cup sliced; un-roasted almonds (skins
1. Make 3 cups of espresso and add in the almond extract before using. 2. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar, then beat in the Mascarpone cheese. 3. Beat the egg whites in another bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture. 4. One by one dip 12 of the lady fingers in the espresso mixture and line them up in a layer in a large glass bowl. Spread half of the cheese mixture over the lady fingers. Sprinkle half of the almonds over it. Then sprinkle half of the cocoa over that. Repeat. 5. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hr before eating.
Note: since the eggs will be eaten raw, make sure you put the eggs in hot water for half a minute to kill any salmonella causing organisms.
From Alberto Bononi
Busted and entered for you by: Bill Webster
Yield: 1 pudding
