Tiramisu

I've been checking to find the history of Tiramisu and have come across a few versions of its origin..this is my favourite so I shall stick with this one. Apparently back in the late 19thcentury the competition between bordellos was fierce, so as the story goes, one bordello offered espresso coffee as a complimentary beverage after a customer patronized it's establishment. Once word got out, the others followed suit to attract more customers. As the competition increased so did the complimentary

drinks, from just espresso, to espresso and savoiardi biscuits, which were commonly dunked in the espresso, and possibly a cordial or wine. One very ingenious Madam in particular took all of these ingredients, combined them. And created this confection adding eggs and Mascarpone cheese to the filling. The name Tiramisu or Tira Mi Su means "Pick me up" or ''make me happy'' in Italian, and it is translated to mean "an energy booster." The patrons originally enjoyed the energy boost that espresso
gave them after sex so that they could carry on and on about the rest of the day instead of wanting
to take a nap afterwards!!!! So basically this dessert is a scrumptious, delectable version of Viagra!!! Anyway, Ladies and Gentlemen, here's the recipe, and I wish you a great weekend!!

Bon Appetito!

Ingredients

500 grams of Mascarpone
100 grams of heavy cream
120 grams of sugar
100 grams of cocoa
 6 eggs
1 x 30cc glass of coffee
1 x packet of ladies fingers biscuits
Coffee
liquor

Method

Mash

the Mascarpone cheese, and mix with the beaten cream.

 Separate

the egg yolks (set egg whites aside in a separate bowl) and add 60 grams of the

sugar and whisk until creamy.

Soak

the ladies fingers in coffee and place at the bottom of a dish.

Add

the egg yolk mixture to the cream and cheese mixture and beat until creamy.

Beat

the egg whites until smooth and add the liquor. Add to the egg and cheese

mixture.

Pour

some of the mixture on top of the biscuits and dust with cocoa powder and then

make a few layers of cream and biscuits finishing with a top layer of cream,

dust again with the cocoa and then place in the fridge for at least 45 minutes.
Androulla xx