Ladies' Fingers: a three-course recipe

Tiramisu cake falls in love with itself from the first slice thanks to the most delicate combination of creamy and coffee flavors. The sophisticated combination of Mascarpone cream and biscuit cookies soaked in strong coffee is simply divine. And the name of one of the main ingredients, air biscuits, is corresponding to: "Lady's fingers", the recipe and cooking secrets of which are offered in this article.

ladies fingers recipe

It is difficult to imagine the Italian Tiramisu dessert with any other cookies, except Savoyardi (as it is called in the homeland of the cake). We will not do this, but rather use the classic recipe. By the way, "Ladies' Fingers" today you can buy in every major supermarket, but it is much more pleasant to do everything yourself, with your own hands.

Bake air cookies

The ingredients are all very simple and affordable. We will need 3 eggs, flour - about 65 grams, sugar - 5 large spoons, a little vanilla sugar and a pinch of salt. To get beautiful and neat "Lady's fingers", the recipe must be observed exactly and use a pastry bag to form them . Otherwise, the biscuit sticks will turn out uneven and uneven. Let's start kneading the dough.

ladies fingers dessert

First, the yolks are separated from the proteins. Grind the first with two tablespoons of sugar until a pale yellow color is obtained, add flour, vanillin and salt. Beat the whites gently with the remaining sugar. We connect both masses and transfer to a pastry bag.

Be sure to cover the baking sheet with baking paper so that the cookies do not burn and do not stick. We squeeze out thin strips 7.5 centimeters long (the standard size is Savoyardi). They do not cook for long, no more than 10 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. Sprinkle the finished cookies with icing sugar or sugar.

Cooking a gourmet dessert

It is very tasty to eat Savoyardi with coffee or cocoa, but you can go further and make a delicate Italian dessert Tiramisu, for which Ladies' Fingers are prepared.

cake lady's fingers

The recipe for this Italian cake is probably known to everyone. The main thing is the cream. The basis for it is the Mascarpone.

For 500 grams of cream cheese, take 4 eggs and 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Mix the yolks with powder and cheese. Beat the whites separately and add them to the cheese cream in a spoon. Mix well. Done.

Pour some Amaretto liquor into a strong espresso and dip the biscuit sticks into this sauce.

Now we form a dessert, alternating cookies and butter cream. It is best to use a bowl, which is beautiful and convenient. Decorate with cocoa powder on top. As you can see, Lady's fingers cake is very light not only to taste, but also to prepare. Surprise your guests with an exquisite dessert or delight your family by serving Tiramisu for tea.

ladies fingers salad

What about salad?

And you know that there is not only cookies, but also Lady's fingers salad . The fact is that it contains tomatoes that have the same name as Italian cookies. In fact, it is practically no different from the classic "Greek" salad with vegetables and feta cheese, except perhaps with an additional ingredient, namely red chili.

Have dinner called Ladies Fingers. The recipe for a light salad and a sweet cake you already have. What will be the main course?


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