Tiramisu With A Twist

An exclusive from Niloufer's Kitchen

Lemon and Passionfruit Tiramisu 

This tiramisu is easy to put together as most ingredients are bought ready made. 
Cheating? I guess I must agree; but a delicious cheating no doubt.

On a double boiler melt 
100gms/3 1/2ozs white chocolate

In a bowl mix 
1 1/2 cups sugarcane syrup
1/2 cup Limoncillo
Juice from one lemon

In another bowl whip chilled 1 1/2 cups whipping cream

In a third bowl  beat with electric beaters
1 1/2 cups cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
dash of salt
Mix in 
1 cup/250ml passion fruit curd at room temperature
1 cup/250ml lemon curd at room temperature
Fold in the whipped cream
Fold in the melted white chocolate

Assemble
Soak 24 savoyardi biscuits in the lemon and sugar syrup
In the bowl spoon a 1/4th of the lemon cream mix.
Lay over the soaked biscuits, top with more cream and repeat the cream.
Tuck the biscuits on the side of the bowl and over the cream for a second time and finish off with the rest of the cream and curd mixture. 
Cover and chill overnight.

Tips:
The biscuits are ready made available in most supermarkets. Simply make the syrup mix in a flatter bowl and quickly tumble them over 3 at a time.
The curd is ready in a bottle of 250ml.
This should serve 20 persons.
Use clean beaters to whip the cream. Use only 35% and not table cream.
The same beaters can be then used to beat the cream cheese and sugar. It will not work the other way around!
Limoncillo is an Italian lemon liquor made with lemon and vodka. You can substitute it for half lemon vodka and half lemon juice.
Sugar cane syrup is available in most Liquor stores.
Cream cheese must be plain and not flavoured. Mascoporne is the best alternate.

For the original click here Tiramisu

Recipes from my cookbook The Art of Parsi Cooking; reviving an ancient cuisine available here.


Comment

Smita Byramji Mama LOVED it - Niloufer Mavalvala made it for us yest - def a winner!

June 1 at 11:03pm 

Tiramisu

  Tiramisu

An Italian dessert of universal popularity. It was a food fave almost two decades ago and now has become a common household name. Many good supermarkets and delis have it ready in all shapes and sizes. The key ingredient is mascarpone; a delightful cream cheese which is apparently best described as cloud like and heavenly by the Italians!

The literal translation of the word Tiramisu means "pick me up".  It is flavoured with coffee and coffee liqueur. It is always fun to try new things and one can get creative and try it with a combination of  berries and rum,  lemon curd and limoncello, rum and raisins and whatever else you fancy that day !!

Ingredients

2 cup whipping cream

500 gms mascarpone cheese

11/4 cup fine or powdered sugar

pinch of salt

Coffee Liqueur 3tbsp + 2 tbsp

Instant coffee granules 2 tbsp + 4 tsp

1 cup water

3 tbsp fine sugar

shavings of dark chocolate

36 Ladyfinger/Savoiardi

Step 1

In a bowl beat the cream till soft peaks are formed

Keep aside,  but it should remain cold.

Step 2

In another bowl beat only till smooth

500gms of cream cheese preferably mascarpone, at room temperature

The fine or powdered sugar

pinch of salt

Step 3

In a pan heat till melted

3 tbsp coffee liqueur; Kahlua or Tia Maria

2 tbsp strong coffee granules
Cool slightly.

Pour into  the cream cheese mixture and fold it in gently with a spatula.

Fold in the whipped cream.

Step 4

In another pan heat till dissolved

1 cup warm water

4 tsp of coffee

3 tbsp sugar

add to this
2tbsp coffee liqueur; Tia maria or Kahlua

Pour into a bowl to cool.

Assemble

36 ladyfinger biscuits or sponge cake cut in fingers.

Soak the ladyfinger one at a time in the coffee espresso, arranging at the bottom of your bowl. Pour   1/3^rd of the cream cheese mixture. Now arrange the rest of the ladyfingers on the side of the bowl and on top of the cream cheese and pour the remaining half of the cream cheese mixture. Top up with one more layer of soaked ladyfinger biscuits and cover with the remaining cream cheese mixture. Decorate with chocolate shavings.

Tips

Lady fingers are called savoiardi in Italian and available in most supermarkets. It is possible for people who bake to make them at home.

Using a favourite cream cheese will also make the Tiramisu. Choose a creamy one for richness.

The same dessert can be made by using thin layers of sponge cake and layering it. Use a springform pan if you are not sure of it standing up, or slicing the cake perfectly. it stores well, and cuts well. Dress each plate individually to make it look attractive.

This recipe will make two bowls of pudding as shown in the picture. Serves 25 people.

For my Tiramisu with a twist of lemon and passion fruit, click the link.

My cookbook available now, The Art of Parsi Cooking; reviving an ancient cuisine.

For more delicious recipes try my crepes, fondues and olive chicken for your next party. Click to download  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G2US0EK
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