Tiramisu is the sweetest Italian dessert. Anyone who has ever tried it will certainly want to eat it more often. Today we will talk about how to cook classic tiramisu at home.
Classic recipe step by step
So, for the preparation of a classic dessert tiramisu we need:
- Eggs - 6 pieces;
- Mascarpone - 500 grams;
- Granulated sugar - 6 tablespoons;
- Savoyardi (cookies) - 250 grams;
- Strong coffee - 300 ml;
- Cocoa - 2 tablespoons;
- Cognac (optional) - 50 grams.
Cooking time - 40 minutes. Calories - 338 kcal per 100 grams.
First you need to thoroughly wash the eggs in hot water, preferably with soap. In this way, we protect ourselves from salmonella that lives on the shell.
Now separate the whites and yolks. Protein mass until it needs to be removed in the refrigerator. Add sugar to the yolks and beat until mass increases. All sugar should be completely dissolved.
We take out proteins and beat with a mixer until strong peaks. For better results, add a little salt to the mass. To determine the readiness of proteins is simple - slightly tilting the dishes. If the whipped mass stays in place, the squirrels are ready.
Add the mascarpone into the yolk whipped mass and beat with a mixer. It should turn out pretty dense mass. Now we introduce whipped proteins into the cream. This should be done without the help of a mixer, with gentle movements. The main thing is not to destroy the air structure of proteins. Tiramisu cream is ready.
Now let's take a cookie. Each wand of Savoyardi is dipped in strong coffee. If you make a variant with cognac, add it. Keep a biscuit is best not longer than two seconds. At first it will seem that the biscuit is dry, but in the dessert it absorbs the cream sufficiently.
Getting to the assembly dessert. Tiramisu can be served in portions or cooked in general form. Put soaked biscuits in a row at the bottom. Lubricate them with cream. Then again lay a layer of Savoyardi and lubricate the cream. Now the form (or forms) must be removed in the refrigerator. Keep classic tiramisu in the refrigerator should be at least 8 hours. If the dessert is prepared in a common dish, then it must be kept for at least 12 hours (for easy cutting).
Before serving, you can sprinkle it with grated chocolate or cocoa powder. Since the classic recipe implies powdering with powder, we take cocoa and sprinkle dessert on top with a sieve.
Tiramisu with strawberries
In this recipe, we will need all the ingredients for classic tiramisu, just add 200 grams of strawberries. Dessert is prepared similarly, just between the layers of biscuits and cream put the slices of berries.
Thus, you can add other berries, pineapple slices, peaches and other fruits to the classic recipe.
Dessert with basil and strawberry
This recipe for tiramisu is very fond of the Italians themselves. They add basil to almost all dishes, which is rather unusual for us.
- Eggs - 3 pieces;
- Mascarpone - 250 grams;
- Cream 33 percent - 200 ml;
- Granulated sugar - 150 grams;
- Savoyardi - 25 stuff;
- Strawberry - 1 kg;
- Basil is a pair of twigs.
Cooking time - 40 minutes. Calories - 308 kcal per 100 grams.
Separately, beat whites and yolks. Add mascarpone to the yolks. We pour sugar into proteins and beat it until stable peaks.
Put the cream with a sprig of basil on the fire. Bring to a boil and turn off. As soon as the mass cools, cool it in the refrigerator. Cream whipped.
Now we mix all the ingredients without the help of a mixer. Half of the strawberries are ground in a combine or blender. Put cookies on the bottom of the mold. Put strawberry puree on top, then distribute the cream. Again cookies, mashed potatoes and cream.
We do this until the form is completed. We stand dessert in the fridge and decorate with cocoa and strawberries. This recipe for tiramisu is suitable for children - there is no coffee and brandy.
Analogues of ingredients
Of course, you can replace some of the components of tiramisu. However, it is worth noting that this will no longer be a classic recipe, but a free interpretation.
So, the most common question is how to replace mascarpone. The real creamy taste of this cheese is difficult to find in other varieties. You can try to take curd cheese and mix it with another cream cheese, for example, "Philadelphia".
Savoyardi cookies are also not always available on the supermarket shelves. You can replace it with baby cookies or bake cookies yourself. Below we give a recipe.
A more simplified version is to simply bake a couple of biscuit cakes and smear them with cream.
Savoyardi homemade includes:
- Egg yolk - from two eggs;
- Protein - from three eggs;
- Flour - 50 grams;
- Sugar - 60 grams.
Cooking time - 50 minutes. Calories - 250 kcal per 100 grams.
Beat the yolk to light color with 30 grams of sugar. We act in the same way with proteins, only they must be whipped to white color and strong peaks. Mix both masses with neat movements. Add flour and vigorously stir until the lumps disappear.
The finished dough can be baked in two ways - separate cookies and a whole cake, which will then be cut. 2 minutes after the start of baking, the dough is sprinkled with powdered sugar. Then this is done by the end of cooking. The finished cookies will be quite soft. However, then it will gradually harden.
Secrets of cooking tiramisu
To make a delicious tiramisu dessert, you need to consider a few nuances:
- It’s best to make real coffee. In the soluble there is no such flavor and depth of taste;
- during the separation of yolks and proteins, it is necessary to ensure that not a drop of yolk falls into the latter;
- for better whipping proteins can be cooled.
Now you know how to cook real Italian tiramisu according to classic and other recipes. This dessert will not leave anyone indifferent.
Detailed video recipe tiramisu preparation - in the next video.
