Zuppa Inglese - Tuscan Dessert Recipe

Zuppa Inglese - Tuscan Dessert

From moltobuono 15 years ago

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10 minutes to make
Serves 8

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. Read more Other liqueurs or dessert wines can be used instead. It uses 'crema pasticcera' or confectionery cream. See less

italian
tuscan
pudding
dessert
zuppa
inglese
sweet
vanilla
alcohol
stovetop
italian

Ingredients

Half a litre of milk shopping list
2 egg yolks shopping list
50g of flour shopping list
80 g of sugar shopping list
lemon zest shopping list
vanilla flavour or vanilla pod shopping list
sponge biscuits (or sponge cake) shopping list
'alkermes' liqueur (or vin santo, or other sweet lqueur). shopping list

How to make it

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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moltobuono 15 years ago
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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deliathecrone ate it and said...
I love it! Thanks for posting my favorite dessert from my grandmother's kitchen!

Ciao, Bello!
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joe1155 15 years ago
I love this dessert. It is an English dessert which is known as Trifle.
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jenniferbyrdez ate it and said...
Food from the Gods baby.
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" It was excellent "
trigger ate it and said...
This desert sounds wonderful I like the lemon and vanilla and it looks great too.
Five forks and a big happy smile :)
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" It was excellent "
minitindel ate it and said...
Mmmmmmm bring it on can you deliver???? hahahaha

love it

five plus
have a wonderful day!!!
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Mmmmmmm bring it on can you deliver???? hahahaha

love it

five plus
have a wonderful day!!!
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minitindel in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
This desert sounds wonderful I like the lemon and vanilla and it looks great too.
Five forks and a big happy smile :)

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Food from the Gods baby.

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