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Zuppa Inglese - Tuscan Dessert Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Moltobuono / All my dishes 9 months, 1 week ago It's called Zuppa Inglese but it's not soup and it's not English. It's the most famous pudding from Florence and very popular in Rome. It contains Alchermes, a Tuscan red coloured liqueur made of distilled herbs and cinnamon. Other liqueurs or desser... More Prep:10m Cook:10m Servings:8	Moltobuono
	italian tuscan pudding dessert zuppa inglese

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Ingredients

Half a litre of milk

2 egg yolks

50g of flour

80 g of sugar

lemon zest

vanilla flavour or vanilla pod

sponge biscuits (or sponge cake)

'alkermes' liqueur (or vin santo, or other sweet lqueur).

Directions

To prepare the 'crema pasticcera' (custard): mix the egg yolks in a mixing bowl with sugar and vanilla flavouring. Slowly add flour. Add warm milk and mix carefully. Add some lemon zest. Put mixture in a pan on low heat. Continuously stir the custard until 3 minutes after it starts boiling.

Place a layer of sponge biscuits in a bowl. Sprinkle liqueur over biscuits, spread over some custard, place another layer of sponge biscuits and so on. Zuppa Inglese should be topped with custard. Sprinkle with powder sugar or cocoa powder or chopped hazelnuts. Pronto!

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Comments

minitindel 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Mmmmmmm bring it on can you deliver???? hahahaha

love it

five plus
have a wonderful day!!!
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trigger 9 months, 1 week ago said:
This desert sounds wonderful I like the lemon and vanilla and it looks great too.
Five forks and a big happy smile :)

jenniferbyrdez 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Food from the Gods baby.

joe1155 9 months, 1 week ago said:
I love this dessert. It is an English dessert which is known as Trifle.

deliathecrone 9 months, 1 week ago said:
I love it! Thanks for posting my favorite dessert from my grandmother's kitchen!

Ciao, Bello!

moltobuono 9 months ago said:
Joe,
True: Zuppa inglese is similar to trifle. But it's not..Inglese! :) It doesn't have milk cream as trifle and utilises confectionery cream (we call it 'crema pasticcera') instead of custard for the layers. The main difference is that custard does not use flour at all, unlike crema pasticcera. The story goes that Zuppa was invented in the 19th century by the Florentine cooks hired by the wealthy English that used to spend time in Florence. A dessert to remind them of home, use some cake left-overs and... plenty of alcohol. So, English-Italian connection explained. Ciao!

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