Recipe from Chef Renato, Mid Ocean Club – serves 4
Chef Renato brings us delicate Savoiardi biscuits, also known as Ladyfingers, served alongside Coffee Mascarpone for an Italian inspired dessert.
Ingredients for the Savoiardi Cookies:
- 150 gr. granulated sugar
- 200 gr unsalted butter
- 5 medium eggs
- 70 gr honey
- 200 gr. all purpose flour
- Ingredients for the Coffee Mascarpone:
- 350 gr mascarpone cheese
- 100 gr granulated sugar
- 1 espresso coffee
Directions:
Beat the eggs, sugar and honey with a mixer until fluffy, then incorporate the flour. Add the butter which is has been almost melted.
With a piping bag, form long strips about 2 to 2½ inches long directly onto a greased baking sheet. Bake in a 340°F oven for about 10-15 min until golden in colour.
Mix the mascarpone cheese with the sugar and the espresso coffee. With two tablespoons of this mixture, make three quenelles on the center of the plate and serve with the Savoiardi cookies. You may also add vanilla custard if you like.
Gosling’s Wine of the Week
Errazuriz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2011 is the wine Gosling’s have chosen this week for Chef Renato’s cookies.
This dessert wine from Chile is straw yellow colour and features intense floral and fruity scents and offers a full-bodied texture. It is refreshing and sweet.
The wine is at its finest when served chilled.
The retail price is $13.00 and is available at Lindo’s and Gosling’s stores.
Seasoned to Taste – Hosted by Chef Peter Jovetic
An exclusive presentation of Lindo’s Group of Companies
As broadcast on VSB TV11 on October 22nd, 2013
