Dads Tia Maria Food

DAD'S TIA MARIA

Steps:

• Steep 1 3/4 ounces of instant coffee in 4 cups of boiling water.
• Make a syrup by putting 6 cups of sugar in 5 cups of boiling water- allow to cool- then add 2 ounces of pure vanilla extract.
• Mix syrup with coffee mixture then add 1 3/4 pints of 190 proof ethyl alcohol (Everclear).
• Let cool and enjoy!

TIA MARIA LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Bring first 5 ingredients only to a boil. Let stand to cool.
• Skim & put through strainer or cheesecloth.
• Cool completely.
• Add 25 oz alcohol and stir well.
• Store for 30 days if you can. Just makes it taste better.

CHOCOLATE TIA MARIA NUGGETS

Steps:

• Bring the cream to the boil in a small pan. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until it has melted. Stir in the liqueur and pour into a bowl. Cool, then chill until firm, about 4 hrs, or overnight.
• Sprinkle a sheet of greaseproof paper with icing sugar and another with cocoa powder. Take a teaspoon and scoop nuggets of truffle mix out of the bowl and onto either the paper with cocoa powder or icing sugar. Use two teaspoons to coat the nuggets then transfer them to paper sweet cases. Pack into paper sweet cases in boxes and chill. Store for up to 2 weeks.

TIA MARIA

Steps:

• Bring water, sugar, and coffee extract to a boil. Let cool then add vanilla and alcohol.
• Stir and pour into a bottle.

TIA MARIA TORTE

Steps:

• Whip cream with sugar with electric mixer until stiff, set aside.
• Dip cookies quickly into milk then into liqueur.
• Arrange in a single layer in bottom of ungreased 10” springform pan.
• Fill in spaces with pieces of cookies which have also been dipped.
• Spread a layer of whipped cream over cookies.
• Repeat twice more with remaining cookies and whipped cream ending up with whipped cream.
• Grate chocolate square and sprinkle over top of torte.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Needs 24 hours to set.