Frozen Hazelnut-Tangerine Tiramisu
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted
- 1 cup fresh tangerine juice (from about 5 tangerines)
- 1 cup plus 10 tablespoons sugar
- 8 large egg yolks
- 1 cup plus 10 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon grated tangerine peel
- 1 8.8-ounce containers mascarpone cheese or 16 ounces whipped cream cheese
- 7 tablespoons Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
- 5 teaspoons instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder
- 3 (about) 4.4-ounce packages Champagne biscuits (4-inch-long ladyfinger-like biscuits)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Tangerine slices (optional)
- Lightly oil baking sheet.
- Stir sugar and water in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with pastry brush dipped into water and swirling pan occasionally.
- Mix in nuts.
- Pour onto prepared sheet; cool.
- Coarsely chop praline.
- Boil tangerine juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 12 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Whisk 1 cup sugar and yolks in large metal bowl.
- Whisk in 1 cup water.
- Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk constantly until candy thermometer registers 180F., about 5 minutes.
- Remove from over water.
- Using electric mixer, beat mixture until cool, about 5 minutes.
- Mix in tangerine juice, cream and peel.
- Add mascarpone and 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier and beat until smooth.
- Fold in 1 cup praline (reserve remaining praline for another use).
- Chill filling while preparing biscuits.
- Line 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with plastic wrap.
- Stir remaining 10 tablespoons sugar, 10 tablespoons water and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
- Mix in 5 tablespoons Grand Marnier.
- Cool syrup.
- Using sharp knife, trim 1 biscuit to 3-inch length.
- Soak biscuit in syrup 10 seconds per side.
- Place rounded end up and sugared side against side of prepared pan.
- Repeat with as many biscuits as necessary to cover sides of pan.
- Soak more biscuits in syrup and place on bottom of pan, covering completely.
- Pour half of filling into pan.
- Soak more biscuits in syrup 10 seconds per side; place atop filling, covering completely.
- Spoon remaining filling over.
- Freeze overnight.
- Release pan sides from cake.
- Fold down plastic.
- Sift cocoa over dessert.
- Garnish with tangerine slices, if desired.
sugar, water, hazelnuts, tangerine juice, sugar, egg yolks, water, whipping cream, peel, mascarpone cheese, grand marnier, espresso powder, cocoa powder
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/frozen-hazelnut-tangerine-tiramisu-551 (may not work)