Tiramisu recipe
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Thick and creamy with gentle heat from brandy and Marsala, this traditional Italian dessert is great for parties
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Charlotte Bland
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Originally dreamt up in Treviso and now beloved all over Italy, and for good reason, this is my perfect pick-me-up. I like to make mine in a gratin dish or trifle bowl for serving by the generous scoopful, rather than in individual portions.
Prep time: 35 minutes, plus 2 hours chillingÂ
SERVES
INGREDIENTS
5 tbsp cocoa powder, for dredging
METHOD
Put the egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk using an electric beater (or a stand mixer) until thick, pale and mousse-like.
A couple of months ago I wanted to create the perfect chocolate cookie, so I read endless cookie blogs and tried every ratio of flour to sugar, to butter, to chocolate.
Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas mark 5. Line two baking trays.
Whisk the eggs in a medium mixing bowl then whisk in the baking powder, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Use a small wooden spoon or spatula to stir the peanut-butter jar well (to ensure you get a good mix of the oil and solid parts) then mix the peanut butter into the bowl.
Roughly chop the chocolate, then gently fold through. If using chips, stir straight in.
Use a spoon (or small ice-cream scoop) to measure out about 12 balls of batter (about one and a quarter tablespoons per ball, or two teaspoons if making 24 smaller cookies), spacing them out on the tray. Sprinkle a little sea salt over each.