Limoncello Tiramisu

I love limoncello. I first had it at a little trattoria on the Amalfi coast.  Light and refreshing.  

It is also very good mixed with vodka but beware, that can be potent!  I typically use 

limoncello to macerate raspberries to top some dessert such as a panna cotta.  I found this

in the WSJ and I know I will make it for my next dinner party. Might as well have a

little glass of stuff while you're baking!

Limoncello Tiramisu

Active Time: 1 hour Total time: 7 hours (includes chilling) Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

5 large eggs

1 cup sugar

1½ cups limoncello

Juice of 6 Meyer lemons, plus zest of 3 Meyer lemons

1 cup water

2 cups mascarpone, at room temperature

40 ladyfingers

What To Do

1. Make zabaglione: Set a metal bowl over a pot to create a double boiler. Add enough water to pot to reach just below bottom of bowl. Separate eggs, putting yolks in bowl of double boiler and setting whites aside. Beat yolks with ¼ cup sugar and ½ cup limoncello. Heat water in double boiler to a steady simmer. Whisk egg mixture until thick enough to form a ribbon when you lift whisk, about 5 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and let zabaglione cool.

2. Meanwhile, pour remaining limoncello, ¾ cup lemon juice, 1 cup water and ½ cup sugar into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens, 5 minutes. Let syrup cool.

3. In a large bowl, stir mascarpone to soften, then add zest and whisk until light and creamy. Using an electric mixer, whip reserved egg whites with remaining ¼ cup sugar until mixture holds moderately firm peaks, about 3 minutes.

4. When zabaglione is cool, use a rubber spatula to fold a third of it into mascarpone. Fold in remaining zabaglione in two or three additions, then fold in whipped egg whites in several additions. Stir gently until mixture is light and evenly blended.

5. Fill a shallow bowl with cooled syrup to ¼-inch deep. One at a time, roll ladyfingers in syrup and transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange moistened ladyfingers in tight rows to form a single layer of about 20 ladyfingers. Trim edges to fit.

6. Spread half mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers. Repeat to form second layers of ladyfingers and mascarpone mixture.

7. Cover tiramisu with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours or up to 24.