Recipe Zuppa Inglese : A Classic Italian Pudding

Ingredients:

4 egg yolks
4 tablespoons sugar
1,5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ¾ oz dark chocolate
1 pack to Savoiardi cookies
2 cups milk, whole
1 half cup alchermes liqueur
lemon zest to taste

Recipe:

In a bowl, mix together with a fork the egg yolks and sugar to make a pastry cream. Once soft and creamy, add the flour and mix together well. Add the milk and lemon peel to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. As soon as the milk begins to boil, remove it from the heat. Begin cooking the pastry cream in a bain marie by placing the bowl with the cream in a pot of water. Place the pot on the heat and slowly add the milk while continuing to stir. Keep cooking the cream until it has thickened. Then remove it from the heat and divide it into two bowls. Mix the chocolate into one half. The Savoiardi cookies are cut into three lengthwise pieces, dipped in Alchermes, a scarlet colored Italian liqueur, and placed in individual cups. You could also line the bottom of a bowl if you want to serve it family style, then cover with chocolate cream. Place the other layer of Savoiardi cookies on top and drizzle with more liquor. Cover this layer with the pastry cream. Place in the refrigerator for a couples of hours, then serve.

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Posted by: Reggio Lingua