Tiramisu By Anne Burrell

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8-9

• 6 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 cups mascarpone, room temperature
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chip (optional if you don't want the texture of chips in your dessert)
• 6 cups boiling water
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup instant espresso powder
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup coffee liqueur
• 2 (14 ounce) packages savoiardi cookies (hard italian ladyfingers)
• 1/4-3/4 cup finely grated chocolate, just enough to dust the top

Recipe

• in a metal stand mixer bowl, combine the eggs and granulated sugar. beat well to combine.
• place the bowl on top of a small pot with 1-inch of boiling water; be sure that the bowl does not touch the water. beat the eggs until they have tripled in size and the whisk leaves a trail, 5 to 7 minutes.
• once the eggs have tripled in size, remove the bowl from the double boiler and put on the stand mixer equipped with the whisk and beat on a medium speed until the bottom of the bowl feels cool, about 5 minutes.
• add the mascarpone and chocolate chips and mix until just combined. refrigerate 1 hour.
• combine the boiling water, brown sugar, espresso powder, cocoa powder, and coffee liqueur. stir until everything has dissolved. let cool.
• when the espresso mixture has cooled, dip the cookies in the liquid one at a time and line the bottom of a 9x 13-inch baking dish. note: dipping the cookies makes for a wetter dessert, alternately you can brush both sides with the syrup, using a pastry brush. use as much or as little as you like.
• spread 1/3 of the chilled mascarpone mixture over the cookies. repeat this process 2 more times finishing with a layer of mascarpone. ** for more stability, lay the second layer of cookies in the opposite direction of the first layer.
• cover and refrigerate for at least a couple of hours and up to overnight; the longer it chills the easier it will be to slice. *i chilled overnight.
• top the tiramisu with finely grated chocolate. cut into squares and serve.