Zuppa Inglese Della Nonna
"This delicious light dessert is very similar to tiramisù but it is based on lighter ingredients.
Grandama prepared this often after heavy meals, we always enjoyed it as my children too.
Sometimes she prepared this with alkermes, but usually she preferred the coffee version.
This is her original recipe."
photo by Artandkitchen
- Ready In:
- 26mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 8 ounces savoy biscuits (Savoiardi, substitute one sponge cake, your preferred one)
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Vanilla cream (Crema pasticciera)
- 4 egg yolks
- 5 ounces sugar (or to taste)
- 1 lemon, peel only greated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons cornflour
- 4 cups milk, boiling
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Syrup
- 1⁄2 cup espresso coffee (alternative 1/4 cup alkermes with 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon sugar)
- 2 tablespoons maraschino cherries (or one tablespoon amaretto)
- 1 tablespoon Amaretto (add 1 tablespoon nocino if you have)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
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Topping
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder (optional or other topping as desired)
directions
- In a pot wish together very well egg yolks, sugar and corn flour until light.
- Add lemon zest and vanilla. Mix well.
- Add boiling milk.
- Now heat, stirring, until it barely reaches a boil, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring gently. Remove the pot from the fire. Don’t overheat this in order to prevent sticking on the bottom of the pot (I make this step in the microwave stopping several times to stir the cream).
- Set aside until cold or slightly lukewarm.
- Now prepare the Syrup mixing well in a flat bowl all the ingredients until sugar melts.
- In a nice bowl (big enoght for everything) spread 1 third of the cream.
- Turn the savoiardi in the Syup.
- Tranfer on the firs layer of cream. If you use the sponge cake; lay the half of the cake on the cream and spoon over this the half of the syrup.
- Cover gently with second third of the cream.
- Repat the step with the savoiardi (or sponge cake) and spoon the rest of the syrup over these.
- Cover with the remaing cream.
- Top with the siewed cocoa powder.
- Refrigerate at least 5 hours and enjoy.
- Note 1: If you don’t want to use alcohol, you could use some sweet syrup as grenadine. Or a mixture of water, sugar and some drops almond flavor.
- Note 2: What is alkermes? Read http://lpoli.50webs.com/htm%20texts/Alkermes.htm.
- Note 3: What is maraschino? Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraschino.
- Note 4: What is nocino? Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocino.
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Reviews
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ok i will try this again the flavor of the sauce is out of this world and the flavors of cherry coffee and chocolate are awesome . i cooked the milk in microwave and tempered the eggs, that part was scary but went well, then cooked the sauce over a double boiler cause i can burn stuff ,that went well. ilove this dessert im glad i picked it and you wont be sorry if you do to it makes alot of sauce in not complaining just saying
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Artandkitchen
Switzerland
I'm a wife, mother, beekeeper, food addicted and lover of nature as well as travels.
Travelling I discovered the pleasures for the food, his colors, taste and spices. Now I?m really devoted to food photography and I love experimenting with new recipes to share them with my family and the world.
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