Recipe - Daniel Halperns Basic Tiramisu

6 ounce BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE;
ground fine,
6 ounce DARK ESPRESSO; cooled,
One half cup BRANDY
One half cup MARSALA
36 LADY FINGERS; dry Italian,
7 EGGS; with yolks and
Whites separated
3 tablespoon SUGAR
1 One fourth pound MASCARPONE
Stuff You'll Need
Kitchen whip (do not use an
electric
Mixer)
3 Mixing bowls
3 Glass serving dish (up to
4quart)

This particular recipe replaces half the brandy with Marsala wine. It is
presented here, compliments of Daniel Halpern, who posted it on
CompuServe's Cooks Online Forum. This recipe makes 10 servings. Directions
1. Mix the coffee with the half of the brandy and half of the Marsala. 2.
Place half the ladyfingers tightly together on the bottom of a shallow 3
to 4quart glass serving dish and splash them with half the coffee mixture
so they are soaked (but do not leave any unabsorbed liquid in the dish. 3.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar and the remaining
brandy and Marsala until the eggs are light and foamy. 4. Add the
Mascarpone and continue to whisk until the mixture is smooth. 5. In another
bowl, whip the egg whites to firm peaks and fold them into the Mascarpone
cream. 6. Spread half this mixture over the ladyfingers, and then, using
half the ground chocolate, cover the cream mixture with an even layer. 7.
Sprinkle the remaining ladyfingers with the rest of the coffee mixture and
layer them in the dish. 8. Then, cover them with the remaining Mascarpone
cream, and then with the remaining chocolate. 9. Refrigerate for at least 5
hours.

Recipe by: WALT

Posted to EATL Digest by Walt Gray waltgray@MNSINC.COM on Nov 19, 1997