How to cook tiramisu at home.

Tiramisy (Italian Tiramisù) is definitely one of the most popular desserts of the world. It is an authentic Italian dish that is served in almost all self-respecting restaurants, regardless of their national cuisine.

Italians also argue that you can try real tiramisu only in Italy. Perhaps they have a reason for this, but lovers of this delicacy have long learned to prepare tiramisu at home.

Following them, we will consider two things: first, what you need to buy for cooking tiramisu and, secondly, how to prepare tiramisu by yourself.

But first, let's see what a classic tiramisu is.

What do tiramisu in Italy do?

At the heart of this unique dessert is mascarpone cheese, which has a 55% fat content and is made from excellent cream, taken from the milk of Italian cows grazing on the Apennine peninsula. This cheese is not like any other and resembles butter and very fatty sour cream at the same time. It is thanks to its creamy consistency and exquisite taste mascarpone is part of many Italian (and not only) desserts.

The second irreplaceable "Italian" component of tiramisu is called Savoyardi air biscuit, derived from flour, sugar and protein and made in the form of tubules.

And, finally, the most unique ingredient is the wine of Marsala, called "culinary wine" for its outstanding taste. This is a fairly strong drink (18-20% alcohol), produced in Sicily since the XXVIII century and certified by DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata), confirming the unquestionable quality of the product.

In addition to these ingredients, ingredients that are difficult to access outside Italy, eggs and coffee are added to the dessert. Tiramisu is not baked, but is cooled in the refrigerator.

Adapted prescription tiramisu at home

Obviously, since this famous dessert is prepared not only in Italy, it is possible to replace its ingredients with similar ones. Therefore, below we give the recipe tiramisu, which we will call classical, and then we will understand what can be replaced there.

So, the ingredients:

1. 4 fresh chicken eggs

2. 100 - 150 grams of white sugar

3. 500 - 600 g of mascarpone cheese

4. 250 - 300 grams of savoyardi cookies

5. 400 grams of ready-made coffee (it can be soluble or cooked)

6. 2-3 tablespoons of Marsala wine

7. Cocoa powder

Preparation of tiramisu at home.

Separate the proteins from the yolks. Then beat the yolks with sugar (rub to white). We add mascarpone and marsala to the yolks. Mix everything until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

We beat the proteins into a lush foam. Carefully insert the foam into the resulting mixture and mix.

Cookies are quickly dipped in coffee, mixed with marsala, and put on the bottom of some beautiful dishes that have a square shape. Top with a layer of cream. Repeat the layer of the pastry and the layer of the cream. Beautifully level and place in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours. Before serving, sprinkle with a layer of bitter cocoa.

Substitute ingredients for cooking tiramisu at home

As you can see, raw eggs are used for cooking tiramisu. Those who are afraid of salmonellosis, can replace them with quail, which, as you know, are not affected by this disease. In our recipe, 4 chicken eggs should be replaced with 18 quail eggs.

Now the savoyardi cookies. It can be changed to ordinary biscuit sticks, freely sold in our stores. If desired, the sticks can be baked on their own, the benefit recipes are available.

The wine of Marsala is replaced by any alcohol. To taste, as they say. It can be cognac, brandy, rum, liqueur, martini. The better the quality of the drink, the better, of course, the final result.

Mascarpone is now sold in supermarkets. Perhaps, it is not as good as the Italians, but for making tiramisu at home it is quite suitable. If it is not, use cream, fatty cottage cheese and sour cream, or their arbitrary mixture.

In short - great opportunities for experiment.

Translation of the combination of Italian words tira mi sù can be interpreted as "lifting mood", "exciting" and "saturating". All three options are great for characterizing this wonderful dessert.