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Tiramisu

Approx. 500 g / 18 oz / 1 lb mascarpone cheese 6 eggs 2 Tbsp sugar Approx. 1.5 cups strong coffee 5 Tbsp coffee liqueur 2 Tbsp Rum extract An ounce or two of dark chocolate A package of savoiardi/ladyfinger biscuits A few Tbsps of unsweetened cocoa powder Beat 6 eggs in stand mixer with whisk attachment. Add 2 Tbsp sugar. Add mascarpone cheese and beat some more. Add 1 Tbsp coffee. Add 1 Tbsp coffee liqueur. Set aside bowl of flavoured cream. In a small bowl, mix 1.5 cup of coffee with 4 Tbsp coffee liqueur and 2 Tbsp rum extract. Dip the lady finger biscuits in the coffee mixture and layer them on the bottom of your container. If your container is small, you may have to break a biscuit into smaller pieces. Then add a layer of cream on top of the biscuits. Then sift cocoa powder on top of the cream. Repeat these steps twice more so that you have three layers of each substance (or as many as is suitable for your container), ending with a layer of cocoa.  Fridge overnight or longer. ...

Scottish rolls

From my English friend Ian.  800g strong white flour (I use 400g of AP and 400g of Bread flour, King Arthur) 50g oil (I use canola or olive) 9g instant yeast  500ml warm water  1 tbsp sugar (approx 17g) 11g of salt Semolina powder (for dusting). You can also just use regular flour or sesame seeds. Dissolve the sugar into your warm water, then add your yeast and allow to sit for 5 minutes to activate. Mix in the oil. While waiting for the yeast, mix the flour and salt together. Mix by hand or with a stand mixer and dough hook. Add liquids to your flour in 3 stages, allowing time for the liquid to be absorbed each time. Once fully incorporated, knead for 10 minutes then allow to rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size. You can also let the mixer do most of the kneading then hand knead for a couple of minutes afterwards. You may need to adjust the amount of flour during the stand mixer phase, but the dough should be quite soft. You can get 12 normal sized rolls out of this...