Southernized Arkansas Sweet Bread Tiramisu Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S TIRAMISU

Steps:

• Stir espresso and 2 tablespoons Marsala wine together in a shallow bowl.
• Whisk egg yolks, 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1 tablespoon Marsala wine together in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, until thick, pale yellow, and creamy, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Whisk egg yolk mixture, mascarpone cheese, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until completely smooth.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks. Gently stir and fold 1/2 the egg whites into egg yolk mixture; fold in remaining 1/2 egg whites.
• Place 1 heaping spoonful mascarpone mixture into a single-serving cup or glass. Dip 2 ladyfinger cookie halves briefly in espresso mixture and turn 3 to 4 times to coat. Place cookie halves in the bottom of the glass on top of mascarpone.
• Fill the glass halfway with mascarpone mixture. Dip 5 ladyfinger halves in the espresso mixture and place vertically along the inside of the glass, dipping and placing more ladyfinger halves as necessary to fit the glass. Place 2 dipped ladyfinger halves horizontally on top of the mascarpone mixture. Fill glass to the top with mascarpone mixture. Repeat for the second serving glass.
• Wrap both glasses in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove plastic wrap and dust tops with cocoa powder and grated chocolate.

TIRAMISU BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8 1/2"x4 1/2" loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat mascarpone and sugar in a bowl with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each additon. Mix in vanilla.
• Combine cocoa and espresso powder in a bowl' stir in water to disolve.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to creamed mixture (starting and ending with flour mixture) until combined. Divide batter in half, transferring half to a separate bowl. Stir in cocoa mixture into half the batter until combined. Alternately spoon batters into prepared pan, then swirl together with a skewer or knife to marble it.
• Bake bread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes our clean, 50-55 minutes. Using fork or skewer poke small holes all over top of bread.
• Pour Marsala over top of bread. Let bread cool in pan 15 minutes and then turn onto rack to cool.
• To make Espresso Spread - combine mascarpone, Marsala and sugar in bowl until smooth. Fold in espresso beans until incorporated. Chill until ready to serve. Makes 1 cup of spread.
• Serve bread with Espresso Spread on the side.

TIRAMISU I

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar with electric mixer until light yellow, 1 minute. Beat in mascarpone, brandy, and vanilla until smooth. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold egg whites into mascarpone mixture.
• Quickly dip ladyfingers, one at a time, in cooled coffee and arrange them in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Use 15 cookies to cover the bottom of the dish. Spread half the mascarpone mixture over the cookie crust and sprinkle the chocolate on top. Repeat the soaked cookie and cheese layers.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving.