Title: Tiramisu #1
 Categories: Desserts
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      2    Eggs; separated
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Mascarpone & 2 tbsp
    1/2 c  Cheese; cottage & 2 tbsp -
      1 ts Lemon zest or vanilla
           Salt
     24    Ladyfingers (italian are bes
           Coffee mixture:
      1 c  Coffee; very strong
      2 tb Liquor or almond extract
      2 tb Sugar
      2 ts Cocoa powder
 
    Beat 2 egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar till light and fluffy. Add
  mascarpone and cottage cheese blended together. Add lemon zest or
  vanilla. Beat 2 egg whites with dash of salt till stiff and add to
  cream mixture. Mix coffee, liquor or almond extract and sugar till
  dissolved. Layer bottom of bowl with ladyfingers and 'wet' them with
  half of coffee mixture. Spread half of cream, put a second layer of
  ladyfingers and coffee and spread remaining cream on top. Refrigerate
  at least 1/2 day. Before serving, sprinkle with cocoa powder. To make
  Strawberry-Rhubarb Tiramisu: cook 1 lb rhubarb (4 cups) with 1/2 cup
  sugar and 2 Tbsp water for 5 minutes. Slice 1 cup strawberries,
  sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar and let stand 1 hour. Make cream as above
  (reduce sugar to 3 Tbsp), layer bowl with ladyfingers and wet them
  with rhubarb or strawberry juice. Put a layer of rhubarb,
  strawberries, half of the cream and repeat, finishing with cream.
  Refrigerate half a day. Decorate with strawberries before serving.