Recipe monday

Some years back I was in Toscana, Italy with my photographer friends Nina and Jim.

We where shooting our cookbook, Pasta, a passion.

When we were not shooting we where driving around the country side, going from little village to little village. Jim looking for wines, Nina for handbags and myself for the best gelato.

I never ever in my life had so much ice cream ever.

And what was my favorite?

Tiramisu ice cream from a small place in Greve.

Here is my version.

Tiramisu ice cream

serves 8

2,5 cup cream

2 cups milk

2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise

8 large egg yolks

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

14 ladyfingers

1/4 cup strong coffee

1/4 cup amaretto

1/2 cup good quality chocolate sauce

Put cream, milk and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat.

Heat until hot, but not boil.

Remove and let stand for 30 minutes.

Put yolks, sugar and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until the mixture has tripled in size.

Reduce the speed and pour the milk slowly into it.

Transfer the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.

Pour the mixture through a mesh sieve into a bowl set in ice water bath.

Cool.

Freeze the mixture in a ice cream maker.

In the mean time, place the ladyfingers on a plate and drizzle with coffee and amaretto.

When the ice cream is ready, layer it in a bowl with ladyfingers and chocolate sauce.

Finish with a drizzle of the chocolate sauce.

Freeze until set and serve.

Enjoy!

Photo by Alexandra Grablewski

Comments

[Brianna]

Oh my. How yummy.

[Thérèse-Marie]

I just found your blog and as an architect, designer, food photog and a food blogger, you are a true inspration...
a breathe of fresh air...
I really love your work..bisous...

[Cate]

this looks just SICKLY good, paul. my little son is turning 2 very soon. he begs for coffee all the time (and the ice cream and chocolate part of this is a given). thank you so much for sharing this recipe... i'm going to make it for his birthday party. yum.

[natalie]

I bet this is fantastic! I'll have to try it!

[Michelle]

Be still my heart! Looks and sounds perfect.

[Brianna]

I am literally drooling right now.

[Katie]

wow. that looks SOO delicious. gotta brush the dust off my ice cream maker. =)

[Strikkelaura]

ÅH! Jeg fikk lyst til å henge bildene på veggen, nydelig!
Har alltid hat lyst til å prøve meg på hjemmelaget is, må prøve denne :)

[harcoutbreton]

i like ice cream so much... this looks yummy... thanks for sharing...

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