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Tiramisu Recipe

sfnative — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:28:04 GMT

I'm posting an authentic Tiramisu recipe from San Francisco's renowned North Beach district, full of wonderful Italians for way more than a century. Their impact on the city has been felt in so many ways, not the least of which has been in the culinary arts. For your delectation is a wonderful and rich dessert, which I make just a few times a year. Enjoy!

If you are here to disparage this recipe, due to a certain level of complexity, please don't. Just go on to another forum. Perhaps you'd prefer making a Jell-O centric dessert instead, and that's fine, too.

Here we go - This is absolutely wonderful!

North Beach Tiramisu

Source: The Junior League of San Francisco

North Beach is an Italian enclave in San Francisco with sidewalk cafes, coffeehouses and restaurants. My first meal there was at the “Spaghetti Factory” located in an alley, sometime in the mid-60s. One of the desserts often enjoyed with coffee or espresso on our cross town trips to North Beach was Tiramisu. I make this recipe about twice a year and thought to share it with you.

48 small ladyfingers or finger-sized slices of pound cake

2 Tbs instant espresso powder

1 Tbs plus ¼ cup cane sugar

1 cup not water

2 large eggs, separated

4 Tbs light rum or Marsala wine

6 oz mascarpone cheese, room temp

1 Tbs fresh lemon juice

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 cups heavy cream

1 Tbs powdered sugar

12 oz bittersweet chocolate, grated

(If you have a good quality semi sweet chocolate, use it)

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting

Preheat oven to 325. Place the ladyfingers or pound cake slices on a baking sheet and bake for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. In a small bowl, combine the espresso, 1 Tbs sugar, and hot water. Stir in 3 Tbs of the rumor Marsala and set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks and ¼ cup sugar until the mixture forms a slowly dissolving ribbon on the surface when the beaters are lifted. With a wooden spoon, blend in the cheese until smooth. Add the remaining 1 Tbs rum/Marsala, the lemon juice, and vanilla. In a deep bowl, beat the cream with the powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Fold into the egg mixture. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, glossy peaks form. Fold into the cream mixture.

To assemble, dip the ladyfingers/pound cake slices, one at a time, into the espresso (do not soak) and place in a 9 x 13” glass baking dish. Sprinkle half of the grated chocolate over the ladyfingers. Spread half of the cream mixture over the fingers. Add another layer of ladyfingers dipped in the espresso mixture and the remaining grated chocolate. Spread the remaining cream mixture over. Dust the top with cocoa powder. Place in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Serve and Enjoy!

Re: Tiramisu Recipe

kaydee50 — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:34:43 GMT

We order this dessert when we go to our favorite pizza place across the street from us. Often wondered what the exact ingredients were and how "nutritious" it was. Now I know!! Thanks!

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Bangor — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:36:36 GMT

Easy recipe and quite good.

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grandma r — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:38:37 GMT

Thank you!!! Sounds wonderful!!!

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DecorDiva — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:40:35 GMT

@sfnative - thank you for posting this. I lived in SF back in the eighties and have many fond memories of the food and the city. Is Cafe Trieste still in buisness? That was my first introduction to espresso. It's hard to find a homemade tiramisu in most Italian restaurants around here (northern VA).

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:56:35 GMT

I buy my favorite ladyfingers from Amazon. They are the Bonomi brand.

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TVLand — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:06:10 GMT

I'm concerned about eating raw eggs....what do others thing about this....?

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DiAnne — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 01:09:42 GMT

The raw eggs kind of concern me also but I eat over easy eggs all the time and raw fish often. I have eaten tiramisu many times and never realized it was raw eggs.

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AuntG — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 01:11:37 GMT

@TVLand . I didn't think the recipe seemed difficult but I have the same reservation as you.

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luvsbulldogs — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:51:57 GMT

@sfnative

I am Italian and tried for years to find a good recipe for tiramisu. I did find one on the container of the mascarpone but after making it I found it to be lacking something. Living in NH and being close to Boston I always had a difficult time finding it in restaurants. Lately there are several restaurants that serve it now. Thank you so much for this recipe. I have copied it and definitely intend to make it. Thanks for posting it!

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AuntG — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:46:46 GMT

@DiAnne good point about eggs over easy. There is a commercial for Eggland's Best brand in which the eggs look so undercooked, but I know some people enjoy them that way.

Re: Tiramisu Recipe

Eileen in Virginia — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:20:05 GMT

For those concerned about raw eggs, here’s a recipe I got from these boards a few years ago that doesn’t use eggs at all. I love tiramisu and consider it one of the tests of a good a Italian restaurant. This recipe is very good.

EASY TIRAMISU

Ingredients

2 packages Italian lady fingers (I get them from Amazon)

4 to 6 cups strong brewed coffee, cooled

1 jigger dark rum

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup chocolate syrup

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 cups heavy whipping cream

Cocoa powder or shaved dark chocolate, or both

Directions

Beat sugar, chocolate syrup and cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer (use the whisk beater if you’re using a stand mixer) on medium speed until smooth. Scrape bowl to ensure cream cheese is fully incorporated.

Add whipping cream gradually; beat on medium, then high speed until stiff peaks form, like whipped cream.

Mix cooled coffee and rum in a shallow dish, like a pie plate.

Quickly dip the top and bottom sides of each lady finger in the coffee mixture, then place side-by-side in a 9” x13” baking dish (or a disposable one), covering the entire bottom of the dish. (The lady fingers absorb the coffee mixture quickly, so don’t let them get too soggy.)

Spread half the cream mixture over the ladyfingers.

Dip the remaining lady fingers in the coffee mixture and arrange in a second layer. Spread the remaining cream mixture over the second layer.

Cover and refrigerate at least one hour, but no longer than 24 hours to set dessert and blend flavors.

Before serving, sprinkle the top with powdered cocoa and/or dark chocolate shavings.

This freezes very well.

Re: Tiramisu Recipe

house_cat — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:55:37 GMT

I made a tiramisu for my tea party last summer. It turned out nicely, but was a lot of work. I decided it's one of those things that I'd rather buy.

Pioneer Woman had a tiramisu ice cream recipe on her show a few weeks ago. I'd be really tempted to try that.

Here's the link if anyone is interested.

Re: Tiramisu Recipe

JustJazzmom — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:33:13 GMT

My tiramisu recipe:

Tiramisu

Ingredients

1 Cup heavy cream— 1 container (8 Ozs.) mascarpone cheese— 1/2 Cup sugar— 1/2 Cup milk — 1 Cup cold espresso coffee prepared with 2 Tbsps. sugar — 1/4 Cup Kahlua (optional) — 2 pkgs. each (3 Ozs.) soft lady fingers — 2 Tbsps. unsweetened cocoa powder — 1/2 of a 1 Oz. square semi sweet chocolate

Metal bowl & beaters should be chilled in freezer for best whipping results

Method

1) In large chilled bowl, beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form & set aside.

2) In large mixing bowl, mix by hand mascarpone cheese with sugar until fluffy. Using a hand mixer, beat in milk. Fold whipped cream into cheese mixture using a rubber spatula. May refrigerate at this time.

3) In a medium mixing bowl, combine Kahlua & coffee. Separate lady fingers. Line an 8” X 8”X 2” shallow casserole dish with 1 pkg. ladyfingers. Drizzle 1/2 of Kahlua/coffee over the ladyfingers.

4) Spread 1/2 of cheese mixture over ladyfingers. Using a sieve/strainer, sift cocoa powder over mascarpone mixture. Arrange remaining ladyfingers on top of mascarpone in opposite direction of bottom layer. Drizzle with remaining coffee mixture. Top with remaining mascarpone. Using a hand grater, grate semi sweet chocolate over mascarpone top.

5) Cover tightly & refrigerate until serving time.

Yield: 12 servings

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KatieB — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:18:26 GMT

@sfnative I love Tiramisu! And also love recipes from the Junior League! Thank You!

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dex — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 22:46:27 GMT

I don’t eat raw eggs either..wonder if you could sub with flax eggs?

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KatieB — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 18:27:36 GMT

@dex wrote:
I don’t eat raw eggs either..wonder if you could sub with flax eggs?

@dex What are flax eggs? I've never heard of that.. I've heard of flax seed and flax meal, but not flax eggs.

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ciao_bella — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 21:27:47 GMT

During this time of the year, Costco has a tiramisu log made in their bakery in the refrigerated section that is to die for! As an Italian who has eaten tiramisu many times, give the Costco tiramisu log a try. As with almost everything at Costco, it's really good!

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dex — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 22:39:31 GMT

@KatieB wrote:
@dex wrote:
I don’t eat raw eggs either..wonder if you could sub with flax eggs?

@dex What are flax eggs? I've never heard of that.. I've heard of flax seed and flax meal, but not flax eggs.

You make them by mixing flax meal in water

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ahoymate — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 23:07:23 GMT

kaydee50, when is/was dessert considered nutritious? It's a treat!