Lemon Hazelnut Tiramisu
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 (15-ounce) container mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup hazelnut liqueur (recommended: Frangelico)
- 48 soft or hard ladyfinger cookies
- 1 1/4 cups lightly chopped (about 5 ounces) toasted and skinned hazelnuts
- 1 lemon, zested
- In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice, water and sugar over medium heat.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved.
- Take the pan off the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
- Whip the cream in a large bowl until thick.
- Add the cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of the sugar and continue to whip until the cream holds soft peaks.
- In another bowl, cream together remaining sugar and mascarpone cheese for 30 seconds.
- Mix 1/4 of the cream into the mascarpone.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining whipped cream.
- Set aside.
- Place the hazelnut liqueur in a small shallow bowl.
- Dip 16 of the ladyfinger cookies in the hazelnut liqueur and line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch serving dish or other decorative serving dish.
- Spoon any remaining hazelnut liqueur over the dipped cookies.
- Spread 1/3 of the mascarpone mixture over the cookies.
- Top with 1/3 of the hazelnuts.
- Place the lemon syrup in a small shallow bowl.
- Dip 16 of the ladyfinger cookies in the syrup and place on top of the hazelnuts.
- Spread 1/3 of the mascarpone mixture over the cookies.
- Top with 1/3 hazelnuts.
- Dip remaining cookies in remaining syrup and place on top.
- Spoon any remaining syrup over the dipped cookies.
- Spread with remaining mascarpone and top with remaining hazelnuts and lemon zest.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or preferably overnight.
- Remove the tiramisu from the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lemon-hazelnut-tiramisu-recipe.html (may not work)