The most famous and certainly the most popular Italian dessert is called Tiramisu. There are several ways to prepare it, but all of them taste absolutely delicious: you can make tiramisu in a large bowl or in a mould with a removable rim, or straight into small bowls or cups.
The base is the classic long pastry biscuit - experts recommend the so-called "long biscuits". saviardi, black coffee, Italian Amaretto liqueur, fresh eggs, sugar, cocoa and above all creamy Italian mascarpone cheese.
Recipe for a true Italian Tiramisu:
- 1 package of long pastry sponge cakes
- 500 g (two cups) Mascarpone
- 5 tablespoons semolina sugar
- 5 fresh eggs (separate yolks and whites)
- 0,5 dcl Italian Amaretto liqueur
- 1 cup strong black coffee (can be instant)
- cocoa for sprinkling, can be replaced by dark grated chocolate
Whisk all the egg whites into stiff snow and beat in another bowl until foamythe egg yolks and sugar, stir in the mascarpone and finally slowly add the snow to make a soft fluffy cream.
In the meantime, prepare a strong black coffee, flavour with Amaretto and soak the biscuits in it - it is necessary to proceed quickly so that the biscuits do not get soggy. Place the biscuits in the mould, each time putting a layer of biscuits, a layer of cream, biscuits and finally the last layer of cream, which is sprinkled with cocoa.
Place the tiramisu in the fridge to set for at least two hours, but overnight is ideal to allow the dessert to set up nicely.
Of course, the best way to enjoy tiramisu is right in Italy, either as a dessert after lunch or dinner in a restaurant or just with coffee in a patisserie during the day. But be prepared for the fact that everyone has their own favourite and guaranteed "real" recipe and therefore the dessert may look and taste a little different each time - but of course always delicious !
