Tiramisù

Name: Tiramisù
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1½ cups mascarpone cheese at room temperature; 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, grated; ¾ cup freshly brewed espresso; 3 large eggs, separated; ½ cup Calvados; kosher salt; 12 Ladyfingers; ¼ cup sugar, plus 1 teaspoon

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free

By Karen Morgan

Published 2010

About

Here is my take on the Italian classic. I honestly thought I’d never get a chance to enjoy this dessert again, until I came up with the recipe for ladyfingers. After that, I went hog wild. The key here is to use very good, strong espresso and an equally good, smooth Calvados.

Ingredients

¾ cup freshly brewed espresso
½ cup Calvados
3 la

Europe
Italy
Dinner
Dessert
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Pour the espresso and Calvados into a shallow bowl and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the ¼ cup sugar until a slowly dissolving ribbon forms on the surface when the whisk is lifted. Whisk in the vanilla and mascarpone until satin smooth; set aside.

In a stand mixe