Blueberry Lemon Tiramisu Food

TART LEMON TIRAMISU

Steps:

• Put the mascarpone, lemon curd, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. In a separate bowl, beat the cream until it holds medium-stiff peaks. Mix a third of the cream into the mascarpone mixture to lighten it, then fold in the remaining cream.
• Stir together the limoncello, lemon juice and 1/4 cup water in a shallow bowl. Working one at a time, quickly dip half of the ladyfingers in the liquid, turning to coat both sides, and arrange in an even layer in an 8-inch glass baking dish. Spread half of the cream mixture over the ladyfingers and smooth evenly. Repeat with the remaining ladyfingers and the rest of the cream. Sprinkle some lemon zest over the top, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours and preferably overnight.

LEMON TIRAMISU

Steps:

• Beat first 5 ingredients on medium speed until blended, 2-3 minutes (do not overbeat)., Whisk lemon juice and sugar in a shallow bowl until sugar is dissolved. Quickly dip 8 ladyfingers into lemon juice, allowing excess to drip off; place in a single layer in an 8-in. square dish. Spread a third of the mascarpone mixture over top. Repeat layers twice., Sprinkle with lemon zest. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours before serving.

LEMON TIRAMISU

Steps:

• Mix together the lemon juice, brandy and 2 oz of the sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Set aside so the sugar has time to dissolve.
• Get ready a 9-inch spring form pan; line the bottom with parchment paper.
• In a very clean bowl, using clean beaters whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks, start on a slow, gradually on a higher speed.
• Whip the cream also to a soft peak.
• Beat together the remaining sugar, mascarpone, lemon curd, egg yolks and the lemon zest.
• Then you fold the cream in the mascarpone mixture, followed by the egg whites using a metal spoon.
• Stir the lemon/brandy mix and dip the fingers in, line the bottom of the dish with them, sprinkle some extra liquid over the biscuits, you will usually have enough.
• Spoon half of the mascarpone mix over the biscuits, dip remaining fingers and arrange on the top, sprinkle again with brandy lemon juice if you have some left, followed by the rest of the mascarpone.
• Level the top using a palette knife, cover and leave in the fridge overnight.
• To serve, if using, sprinkle the lemon/sugar mix over the top, remove from the tin (if necessary run a knife around the rim) place on a serving plate and cut in wedges.

BLUEBERRY-LEMON TIRAMISU

Steps:

• From lemons, grate 1 1/2 tsp peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.
• In medium saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tbsp water. Heat on medium 5 minutes or until blueberries soften and juice thicken, stirring occasionally.
• Transfer to medium bowl and stir in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Set aside.
• Prepare lemon syrup: in microwave-safe small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and remaining 3 tbsp water. Cook in microwave on high 1 minute. Stir in 3 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tsp lemon peel.
• In medium bowl, stir together nonfat yogurt and remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1/2 tsp peel.
• In 8 inch by 8 inch ceramic or glass baking dish, arrange half of the ladyfingers. Brush with half of the lemon syrup. Spoon blueberry mixture evenly over ladyfingers. Arrange remaining ladyfingers over blueberries. Brush with remaining lemon syrup. Spoon yogurt mixture on top spreading evenly.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, top tiramisu with remaining 3/4 cup blueberries and garnish with mint sprig.

PAULA'S LIME BLUEBERRY TIRAMISU

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream with an electric mixer at medium speed until thickened. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Gently stir in cheese until combined; set aside.
• Split ladyfingers in half. Line a 13x9x2 baking dish with ladyfingers, cut sides up. Brush ladyfingers with limeade concentrate. Spoon half of cheese mixture over ladyfingers. Top with half of blueberry pie filling. Repeat procedure with remaining ladyfingers, limeade, cheese mixture and pie filling. Cover and chill 8 hours. Cut into squares to serve. Garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired.

LEMON TIRAMISU

Steps:

• *Variation: For an alcohol free Tiramisu, replace the lemon liqueur with the juice of 2 more lemons, a tsp of lemon oil and enough cold water to make up 1 cup of soaking liquid. Taste and add some sugar if needed to reduced sourness.
• In a large mixing bowl, with the use of a spatula, mix the cheese, sugar, pinch of salt and lemon zest together well. Taste cheese mix and add more sugar if needed according to taste. Set aside.
• Strain lemon juice and mix in a small bowl with the lemon liqueur and the water. To start assembling Tiramisu, dip the ladyfinger cookies (one by one) in the liqueur lemon juice mix briefly and then arrange the cookies in the bottom of the serving bowl.
• After covering the bottom, place the soaked cookies up the sides of the bowl, overlapping slightly if necessary to cover all around the bottom and sides of the bowl. Add all the cheese mix to the bowl and press slightly with spatula. Cover the top of the bowl with the remaining soaked cookies.
• Cover with wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for about 2 hours. Once firm, the Tiramisu may be turned over onto a plate to unmold or have the servings scooped from the bowl directly onto plates.